Sculptural Installation and Performance
First exhibited as part of Kobi Onyame vs The Artist, The Gallowgate at Many Studios, Glasgow 2018
Referencing Yoruba philosophy, Emi Ori Cse refers to the three selves. Emi - the breath imported by the supreme being and the part of yourself that is alive and has the will to continuing being alive; Ori - the inner head or the inner deity and the part of you which considers things and acts upon your particular morals and ethics; and Cse - your individual strife or struggle and the part that drives you forward, actualising the will of the Ori. The installation and performance of Emi Ori Cse combines both the material and the corporeal to perform a process of articulating the individual, the collective, the historical, and the spiritual as a path to self-discovery.
performed by Ashanti Harris and Paul Shofolahan
image credit: Ashanti Harris
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ruth Mitchell
image credit: Ashanti Harris