Uche Okpa-Iroha

thumb|Uche Okpa-Iroha circa 2019 Uche Okpa-Iroha (born in Enugu in 1972) is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist who mainly adopts photography as his preferred medium of artistic expression. He is a founding member of the Blackbox Collective and Invisible Borders Trans-African Organisation and in 2013, he founded and established The Nlele Institute, where he serves as Director. He is a two-time winner of the Seydou Keita Prize for photography, and he has also won the Jean-Paul Blachere prize. He currently lives and works in Lagos. Quotes You must have a voice a motivation which drives whatever creative venture you embark upon. The artist statement should embody this in a simple and interesting manner. Your facts must be well researched and your style mustn’t be too complicated that it is hard to read. Whatever the project you’re writing on, it must address an issue, a problem — something novel. You cannot sway while at your project. It messes up your credibility. To write critically, you must think critically. The original plan, which is still the same, is to go out and search for young and talented photographers who have a passion for photography. The structure at the Rijksakademie is very flexible and this flexibility provided the impetus to explore. Addresses some issues in society that border around marginal groups, especially in American society of the 1940s. External links Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Artists from Nigeria