Long-term projects and residencies

Samson Ogiamien's own projects

• 2020–24

  Iyagbon's Mirror

  A mirror game of cultures built around the bronze mask Ogiamien cast in Benin City — full project history, timeline and the mask itself.

  
• 2010–13

  Agony of the Beloved

  Six commemorative busts and a king's portrait, drawing on the memorial culture of the Kingdom of Benin. Toured Styria 2011–2013; became a film by Fritz Aigner.

  
• 2009

  Olokun, The Great Provider

  Art project around the water goddess Olokun, presented in the Augarten, Graz.

  

With institutional partners

• 2015/16 Akugbe — Together: "Yaruya, here we are"with Universalmuseum Joanneum
  An artistic exchange between Austria and Nigeria — Ogiamien working with the Ortweinschule Graz and, in Benin City, with the royal bronze casters Igun Eronmwon. In cooperation with the Universalmuseum Joanneum, the project included the exhibition "Yaruya — The sculptor Samson Ogiamien between African tradition and European reality" at Kunsthaus Graz (5 May – 2 June 2016) — the exhibition this association takes its name from. Full story and credits: ogiamien.at ↗

Collaborations (passive mentions)

The following are joint productions with other artists or companies. They are credited briefly here; full documentation lives on Samson Ogiamien's own site.

• 2015–16 Visions of Lifewith Theatre Fragile & ISOP — a mask-theatre project giving young people from different cultures the means to express their visions through sculpture and performance. More at ogiamien.at ↗
  
• Nov–Dec 2015 Sri Lanka Residency — "Moving Through"with Stefanie Öttl — six weeks at Sura Medura, Hikkaduwa, resulting in the sculpture "The Past is Present" and a collaborative performance with the Ceylon African Manja music group. More at ogiamien.at ↗
• Dec 2016 Colombo Art Biennale — "Re: Encounters"with Ceylon African Manja — a collaborative music and dance performance in Sri Lanka, continuing the exchange begun during the Sura Medura residency. More at ogiamien.at ↗
  
• 2017–18 Creating Together — workshop serieswith ISOP GmbH — a year-long workshop programme for young people from different cultural and social backgrounds, presented as "Working across Art Forms and across Borders". More at ogiamien.at ↗