Pineapple and Gecko
Sokari Douglas Camp studied Fine Art at Central School of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. Sokari has represented Britain and Nigeria in National and International exhibitions, she has had over 40 solo shows in venues such as the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute and The Museum of Mankind London. Sokari was shortlisted for the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth 2003 Her public artworks Battle Bus: Living Memorial for Ken Saro‐Wiwa, is monument to the writer and Niger Delta activist, 2004. In 2005 she was awarded a CBE. She is an honorary Fellow of UAL and of SOAS.A trustee of City and Guilds School of Art. Douglas Camp will be part of Wake’ Dak’Art Biennale November 2024 and ‘The True Size of Africa ‘Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte Rathausstraße 75-79 Germany September 2024 -2025.
Sokari has said
'At the moment in the studio I am attracted to Maria Sibylla Merian beautiful exotic drawings. The stories that her drawings were not believed because she was a female; also the world that she drew was so foreign to Europe /Holland. All these elements enlivens what I remember and recognise as a tropical paradise. The natural world is a wonder . I hope this little piece illustrates some of these thoughts.'
Unique work, cast in bronze, approx. H: 4.8 cm x L: 7.5 cm x D: 2.5 cm
Price: £2,000
