Masked is a fusion of art, poetry, music, chant and movement, performed by contemporary creatives from Africa resulting in 100 distinct expressions imbued with deep cultural meanings transcending human generations.

The collection is a collaboration between 1 Artist and 15 poets, resulting in 100 NFTs steeped in the cultures of Africa, its history and in the world’s present. The NFTs are hand drawn, digitally painted & animated illustrations reminiscent of and inspired by the age long curvilinear 'Uli' art form of Igbo ethnicity from Africa. 

The collections art is a visual expression of lines and colours couched in revolving layers of subliminal performance. It is a renaissance of an art expression that has always been part of the artists composition and mandate. 

Masked re-imagines and presents the mask-wearing culture found across Africa to a larger audience: the Web3 space.

Masked Culture

Am I loud enough?  
Obalatule  
The diviner  
  
When darkness arrives  
You are present  
As the go-in-between  
Humans and spirits  
  
When the day is born  
You are the eyes that see into  
The tomorrow  
  
Ani knows you  
So she listens when you speak  
Mmili recognizes you  
  
Because after every journey you return to her  
  
Dibia  
You are one with the Mmuo  
You are one with the spirits

Obalatule #13

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