Recent Work > Omission In Print

Ideation Book, page 1
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 2
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 3
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 4
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 5
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 6
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 7
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 8
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Ideation Book, page 9
Photo, Dutch wax cloth, embroidery floss, Moleskine notebook
2013
Chief I
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2013
Chief I (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2013
Papa Nkuku
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2013
Papa Nkuku (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2013
Chief II
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Chief II (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nna Ochie
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nna Ochie (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Chief III
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Chief III (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nna Nnam
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nna Nnam (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Chief IV
African wax cloth, photo transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Chief IV (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nna onye Ichie
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nna onye Ichie (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Matriarch I
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Matriarch I (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nne Nnem
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nne Nnem (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Matriarch II
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Matriarch II (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nma Nkuku
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nma Nkuku (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Matriarch III
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Matriarch III (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nne Ochie
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nne Ochie (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Matriarch IV
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Matriarch IV (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, image transfer, burlap, Pellon stabilizer, embroidery floss
2014
Nma onye Ichie
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014
Nma onye Ichie (detail)
Dutch wax cloth, muslin, machine embroidery
2014

As an American-born child of Nigerian immigrants, I continually work to shape my identity as an African American woman.

The Omission in Print series focuses on images of family members abroad in Nigeria. Photo transfer images of these relatives—partially obscured by Dutch wax cloth, burlap, and embroidery—form fragmented visual narratives.

The series addresses culture loss and the uncertainty of a family history partially lost-in-translation over the decades.

Photography by Joy O. Ude