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DIMENSIONS (CM)
400 L X 146 W X 74 H
MATERIAL
OIL STAINED MAHOGANY, GLASS
YEAR
2017
EDITION
OF 10
DESIGNER
MIMINAT SHODEINDE
PRICE UPON REQUEST
HANDMADE IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
OMI DERIVED FROM THE YORUBA VERNACULAR WORD FOR WATER, EXPLORES THE FLUIDITY OF THE OCEAN’S SURFACE. THE PIECE COMBINES ELEMENTS OF MAKOKO, A HISTORICAL FISHING SETTLEMENT IN LAGOS, NIGERIA, AND SHODEINDE’S POWERFUL PERCEPTION OF WATER AS A SILENCING CAPTIVATING ENTITY THAT PUTS VIEWERS IN A CONTEMPLATIVE STATE. HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALLY HAND-SCULPTED MAHOGANY VENEERS HAVE BEEN LAYERED, MERGED, AND FORMED TO EMULATE THE RIPPLING EFFECT OF A SMOOTH-MOVING WAVE. LAID ABOVE THE RIPPLING SUPPORT, A STAINED GLASS TOP HAS BEEN CRAFTED WITH A RADIAL GRADIENT WHICH EMPHASISES THE EXTENDING MOTION OF RIPPLES WHEN THE OCEAN SURFACE IS DISTURBED.
