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The Ghanaian Canadian Lego sculptor building a Black universe

The Ghanaian Canadian Lego sculptor building a Black universe
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Building black: Turning a childhood obsession with Lego into incredible art

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This 100,000-Piece LEGO City Belongs In a Museum

This 100,000-Piece LEGO City Belongs In a Museum This 100,000-Piece LEGO City Belongs In a Museum Ekow Nimako Ekow Nimako Ekow Nimako s 2019 work “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE” is the Toronto-based artist s most ambitious cityscape to date. Constructed from 100,000 sleek black LEGO pieces, the Afrofuturistic metropolis reimagines the capital city of the ancient Ghanaian empire. Building on historical scholarship, cultural symbolism, and a long-standing love for LEGO, Nimako s 30-square-foot sculpture catapults the medieval city into the year 3020. Here, he imagines an “uncooped narrative of Black civilizations.” In his artist statement, Nimako explains that his work “seeks to reclaim histories, reconcile ancestral traumas and imagine liberated futures for all African peoples.”

Elaborately Constructed LEGO Universes by Artist Ekow Nimako Envision an Afrofuturistic World

Detail of “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE” (2019). Photos by Samuel Engelking. All images © Ekow Nimako, shared with permission. Hundreds of thousands of sleek, black LEGO structure the utopic universes by Toronto-based artist Ekow Nimako. Ranging from life-sized figurative sculptures with an eccentric twist to sprawling landscapes mimicking dense metropolises, Nimako’s artworks are rooted in the visionary realm of Afrofuturism, which “explores the intersection of technology and race to visualize a powerful future for the African diaspora” through a hearty dose of hope and strength. His ongoing series, Building Black, is an expansive collection that encompasses fantastical masks inspired by West African tradition and mythological characters that draw on folklore and proverbs. Another facet includes a broad, architectural sculpture that expands 30-square-feet. The 2019 work is titled “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE,” a reference to the capital city of the ancient Ghana Empire that’s th

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