A large-scale installation merging the Igbo Mbari tradition of communal art-making with the Ogene MIDI system — a living memorial built from sound, light, and collective participation.
Medium: Interactive generative art installation (sculptural + digital), inspired by the Igbo ogene / metal gong
Process: 30 original hand-drawn, 3D-printed sculptural forms, digitally scanned into high-fidelity point cloud data
Recognition: Winner, 2026 Tomorrows/Today Prize, Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Also shown: 1-54 Art Fair, London — Somerset House Special Project

What cannot be returned, must be reconceived.

( Project credits )
- CreatorChidirim Nwaubani
- CollectionLooty
- Shown at1-54 Art Fair, London — Somerset House Special Project
- RecognitionWinner, 2026 Tomorrows/Today Prize, Investec Cape Town Art Fair






