Unity in diversity #3

The successive governments in Nigeria have always used religion,ethnicity,geographical,class and other divisive instruments to permanently maintain... more

by Marshall Agbo

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Price

$2,500

Dimensions

21.000 x 35.500 x 22.000 cm.

Title

Unity in diversity #3

Artist

Marshall Agbo

Medium

Sculpture - Polyester On Wooden Base; In Other Media Negotiable.

Description

The successive governments in Nigeria have always used religion,ethnicity,geographical,class and other divisive instruments to permanently maintain their divide and rule agenda on the people of Africa. The result is that the North and South dicothomy continue to loom larger than all other interest in the polity simply because the politicians want the populace to be permanently busy defending and nursing ther planted differences in order for the politicians to continue to be assured that such unsuspecting subjects would continue to to look the other way while they steal,loot and plunder the country -which is supposed to be entrusted to them-dry.
The message being sent with this sculpture piece is that despite these manipulations,there could be unity even amidst the so much exagerated diversity.
The two fused figures as depicted in this art piece symbolize the North and the South of Nigeria.They both make and obviously deliberate attempt to look away from each other even though they both have a lot in common and need one anotherīs co-operation to survive and function. This art piece is a way of educating Nigerians on the fact that these artificial differences must be burried for them to move on while if there is any need for enimity,itshould be towards their common enemy,the government which is deliberately planting this distractive seed of discord.

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February 19th, 2009