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David Uzochukwu

Österreichisch-nigerianischer Regisseur und Fotograf
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David Ejikeme Uzochukwu (born 10 December 1998) is an Austrian–Nigerian art photographer with a focus on portrait photography who lives and works in Brussels and Berlin.

He is queer.[1]

Early life and education

Born David Ejikeme Uzochukwu in Innsbruck, Austria, to an Austrian mother and a Nigerian father. He was raised in Innsbruck, before moving to Luxembourg and Brussels. He has since lived in Vienna and Berlin where he studies towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts in philosophy at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Work

Uzochukwu started with Self-portraiture and evolved to photographing Portraits in nature. His photography combines post-production and intimate portraiture,[2] frequently imparting images with an aura of isolation hanging over his body in physical manifestations of smoke, clouds, water, and fire. His surreal images present, for example, blue skies that become walls, crystals that float in midair, volcanic sand that becomes a comforting shroud, or blood that turns into a mask.[3]

His work has often conveyed his observations on race and queerness. At Unseen Amsterdam, for instance, he premiered a series of photographs which used the image of humanoid water creatures, equipped with fins, tails, or sharp teeth. In 2019, Uzochukwu was quoted saying that these works express 'what it means to be dubbed 'black," to have an oppressive notion of race imposed upon, and to thrive nonetheless.'[4][5]

His latest project is a celebration of Nigerian creatives. Each portrait focuses on the 'disruptive energy' these artists used to push boundaries and make things happen.[6][7]

His work is inspired by artists such as American photographer Gregory Crewdson and Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, whose works construct personal universes that conflate gender, race, art history, and personal identity.[8][9]

In 2016, his series A Familiar Ruin was shown at BOZAR Center for Fine Arts as part of the group show Dey Your Lane!, curated by Nigerian Azu Nwagbogu.[10]

Exhibitions (selection)

  • FOM Foto Maastricht, 6211-kunskwartier, Maastricht, August 2014
  • Flickr Friday: A Living Room, iGNANT, Berlin, January 2014; co-organised with Fantastic Frank[11]
  • Flickr, 20 Under 20, curated by Vogue photo director Ivan Shaw, Milk Studios, New York, NY, October 2014[12]
  • The EyeEm World Tour 2015, traveled to Alte Teppichfabrik, 12–13 September 2014; NUMA, Paris, 13–15 November 2014; EyeEm Studio San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 14 November 2014; Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, 29–30 November 2014; Art basel miami, The Lab Miami, Miami, FL, 1–7 December 2014; Tokyo Institute of Photography, Tokyo, 3–21 December 2014; Haus der Universität, Düsseldorf, 30 January 2015, as part of Düsseldorf Photo Weekend; Soho House Toronto, Toronto, 25 February 2015; Openhouse Gallery, New York, NY, 26 March 2015[13]
  • Unlocked, curated by Vassilis Zidianakis, ATOPOS Contemporary Visual Culture, Athens, 24 February – 22 April 2016[14]
  • Africa Salon – mo(ve)ments: African Digital Subjectivities, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, 29–31 March 2016
  • Whispering Stills, Never Apart, Montréal, 16 April – 9 July 2016
  • Dey Your Lane !, curated by Azu Nwagbogu, BOZAR Center for Contemporary Art, Brussels, 17 June – 16 September 2016[15]
  • Lagos Photo Festival, Inherent Risk; Rituals and Performance, curated by Azu Nwagbogu, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, 22 October – 21 November 2016[16]
  • 27th Festival of African, Asian and Latin American Film Cinema, Where Future Beats, curated by Azu Nwagbogu and Maria Pia Bernardoni, Casello Ovest di Porta Venezia, Milano, 19–26 March 2017; co-organised by Lagos Photo Festival, Lagos[17]
  • Portraits, Photo Brussels Festival 02, Hangar, Photo Art Center, Brussels, 17 November 2017 – January 19, 2018
  • Songe du Présent, MuPHo Musée de la photographie de Saint Louis, St Louis, Sénégal, 3–25 May 2018; organised on the occasion of Dak'art Biennale 2018[18][19]
  • Innate: Future Blooms (Djeneba Aduayom), La Villa Rouge, Dakar, 3–25 May 2018; as part of the exhibition Bridge curated by MuPHo Musée de La Photographie de St Louis, on the occasion of Dak'art Biennale 2018
  • Transparent, Kalonoma Festival, Munich, 5 May 2018
  • When Ethics meets Aesthetics, Vogue Italia initiative, Leica Gallery Milano, Milan, 4–20 June 2018
  • Liquid Thunder, An Immersive Soundscape Experience With David Uzochukwu, MONOM, Berlin, 13 October 2019; (solo exhibition with sound installation by William Russell)
  • PhotoVogue Festival 2018, Embracing Diversity, curated by Alessia Glaviano and Francesca Marani, BASE Milano, 14–17 November 2019[20][21][22][23]
  • Unseen Amsterdam, 20–22 September 2019; represented by Gallery Number 8, Brussels
  • PhotoVogue Festival 2019, A Glitch in the System, curated by Alessia Glaviano and Francesca Marani, BASE Milano, 14–17 November 2018[20][21][22][23]

Career

Uzochukwu began taking pictures at an early age. Already competent using his mother's point-and-shoot camera at age 10,[24] he started sharing his photographs more widely at the age of 13.[25] At 16, Uzochukwu went professional and signed with Iconoclast Image and Gallery 8.[26] At 17, FKA Twigs handpicked Uzochukwu to shoot a significant campaign for Nike in Mexico.[27]

Uzochukwu has created campaigns for clients like Adobe Photoshop, The Paris Opera (Opéra National de Paris),[28] Dior,[29] Nike,[30] Iris van Herpen,[31] and World Wildlife Fund,[32] and worked with artists such as FKA Twigs,[27] Ibeyi,[33] Benjamin Clementine,[34] Labrinth,[35] Little Dragon, and Pharrell Williams.[36]

Recognition

In 2014, he was named EyeEm Photographer of the Year,[37][38] as well as one of Flickr's inaugural 20under20.[39] In 2015, he was among the few selected for Adobe Photoshop's 25 Under 25[40] and received the Canon x Exhibitr Student Photography Award.[41] In 2019, he was selected for the CPH:LAB 2019/2020, the talent development program of CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Festival.[42]

References

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  1. ↑ It's a pride, pride world. In: CUB Magazine. 8. Juni 2019, archiviert vom Original am 19. Oktober 2021; abgerufen am 4. Juli 2021 (britisches Englisch).
  2. ↑ Indi Davies: First Hand — From signing with an agent at 16, to shooting for Nike at 17: What David Uzochukwu has learned so far. In: Lecture in Progress. 16. August 2018, archiviert vom Original am 9. August 2020; abgerufen am 22. Mai 2020.
  3. ↑ Immi: Knotorys Talks to David Uzochukwu. In: Knotoryus. 2018, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  4. ↑ Staff writer: Across The Globe: Artist Spotlight #, Unseen Amsterdam. 16. September 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  5. ↑ Rosado Maridelis-Morales: 35 Queer Photographers Illustrate What "Pride" Really Means. In: Wmagazine. 25. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  6. ↑ David Uzochukwu. A Shower of Sparks Emanates from Him. In: Wepresent. Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  7. ↑ Marcia Elizabeth: David Uzochukwu's 'Pluton' Celebrates Nigerian Creatives. In: Bubblegumclub. 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  8. ↑ Flora Alexandra Ogilvy: An Interview with David Uzochukwu in Brussels, Belgium. In: Arteviste. 20. April 2017, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  9. ↑ Staff writer: Wangechi Mutu (Kenyan, born 1972). In: Artnet. Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  10. ↑ Staff writer: Meet the Artists, Dey Your Lane!, Lagos Variations. In: Bozar. 15. Juni 2020, archiviert vom Original am 4. Juli 2017; abgerufen am 22. Mai 2020.
  11. ↑ Caroline Kurze: A Living Room by iGNANT, x Fantastic Frank. In: Ignant.com. 2014, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  12. ↑ Angela Tafoya: These 20 Teenagers Are The Future Of Photography. In: Refinery29.com. 16. September 2014, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  13. ↑ The EyeEm World Tour. 2014, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  14. ↑ Vassilis Zidianakis: Unlocked. ATOPOS Contemporary Visual Culture, Athens 2016.
  15. ↑ Staff writer: 17 juni '16 — 04 september '16, Dey Your Lane!, Lagos Variations. In: Bozar.be. 2016, archiviert vom Original am 27. Januar 2021; abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  16. ↑ Staff writer: 2016. In: Lagos Photo Festival. 2016, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  17. ↑ Maria Pia Bernardoni: Photo exhibition "Where Future Beats". In: Festival Cinema Africano. 2017, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  18. ↑ Jeanne Mercier: Ouverture du MuPho à Saint Louis, premier musée dédié à la photographie au Sénégal. In: 9 Lives Magazine. 24. Januar 2018, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020 (französisch).
  19. ↑ Senegal Black Rainbow: Le musée de la photo de St Louis. In: Senegal Black Rainbow. 16. Mai 2018, archiviert vom Original am 29. September 2021; abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020 (französisch).
  20. ↑ a b Photo Vogue Festival: Milan, Italy 15–18 November 2018. In: Shutterhub. 2018, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  21. ↑ a b Staff writer: Photovogue – David Uzochukwu. In: Vogue. 2018, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  22. ↑ a b Giovanni Pelloso: Photo Vogue Festival 2019. In: Vivi Milano Corriere. Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  23. ↑ a b Francesca Marani: When Ethics meets Aesthetics • The exhibition. The opening at Leica Galerie in Milan. In: Vogue. 22. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  24. ↑ Jenny Zhang: 15-Year-Old Photographer's Surreal Portraits Express Powerful Emotions. In: My Modern Met. 22. September 2014, abgerufen am 25. Mai 2020.
  25. ↑ Staff writer: Iconoclast and Monom Present: An Immersive Soundscape Experience With David Uzochukwu. In: Monom Sound. 13. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  26. ↑ Severin, David Uzochukwu: Going Pro at 16. An Interview with David Uzochukwu. In: Eyeem. Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  27. ↑ a b Vivian Yeung: Meet David Uzochukwu, the photographer behind FKA twigs' Dream Warrior issue. In: Crack Magazine. Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  28. ↑ Chioma: Meet David Uzochukwu, The Austro-Nigerian Photographer Who Is Doing Great Things! In: Zikoko. 26. Februar 2016, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  29. ↑ Arnau Valls Colomer: Dior 'Collection' Dir David Uzochukwu Prod Iconoclast. In: Vimeo. 2018, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  30. ↑ Owen Pritchard: FKA twigs teams up with 17 year old photographer David Uzochukwu for new Nike campaign. In: It's Nice That. 11. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  31. ↑ News | 'Sensory Seas' Intimately Lensed by the Magnificent David Uzochukwu. In: Iris van Herpen. 2020, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  32. ↑ Eva-Maria Schmidt: Ohne Mutter Natur gibt es keine Zukunft für Menschenkinder. In: Horizont. 11. September 2017, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  33. ↑ Mien De Vriendt: David Uzochukwu: De rijzende ster aan het fotografiefirnament. De Brusselse tiener bij wie sterren in de rij staan. In: De Standaard. 2. September 2017, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  34. ↑ Staff writer: Benjamin Clementine. In: Matthew Josephs. Abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  35. ↑ David Smyth: Labrinth interview: 'I felt like my crown was becoming a burden'. In: Standard. 25. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.
  36. ↑ Eline Van Lancker: Werken voor Wes Anderson en Pharrell Williams doe je zo. In: De Morgen. 14. November 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020 (niederländisch).
  37. ↑ Going Pro at 16: An Interview with David Uzochukwu. In: EyeEm. Archiviert vom Original am 4. März 2016; abgerufen am 10. November 2015.
  38. ↑ Márcia Bizzotto: O autodidata de 16 anos eleito 'Fotógrafo do Ano'. In: BBC. 3. November 2015, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020 (portugiesisch).
  39. ↑ Flickr 20 Under 20. In: Flickr. Abgerufen am 6. April 2017.
  40. ↑ Photoshop's 25 Under 25 Starts with a Band with 8 Global Phenoms. In: Photoshop Blog by Adobe. Abgerufen am 10. November 2015.
  41. ↑ Elisa Sanchez Fernandez: Las seis cuentas que seguir en tus redes sociales este octubre, 3 October 2016. Abgerufen im 24 May 2020 (spanisch). 
  42. ↑ Staff writer: CPH:LAB announces this year's participants for the 2019/2020 edition. In: CPH:DOX. 27. August 2019, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2020.Vorlage:Toter Link/!...nourl (Seite dauerhaft nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Januar 2024.)
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