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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ugonna Hosten, Pearl Maiden (with Nzu), 2025

Ugonna Hosten

Pearl Maiden (with Nzu), 2025
Epoxy, chalk, synthetic hair, shells, beads, found objects and plaster
139 x 42 x 40 cm
54 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 15 3/4 in
UHO 004
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Pearl Maiden embodies transformation in nature. The pearl is formed in response to a foreign object in an oyster—like my process of becoming, acknowledging the unconscious, dreams, and feelings. Circumambulation,...
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Pearl Maiden embodies transformation in nature. The pearl is formed in response to a foreign object in an oyster—like my process of becoming, acknowledging the unconscious, dreams, and feelings. Circumambulation, gaining perspectives, reclaiming parts of myself previously othered. The chalk used in divination marks the body, a gift for communion with spirits.
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Ugonna Hosten: The Song I Once Knew, 2 October - 1 November 2025, Tiwani Contemporary London
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