National Museum of African Art | Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa / Artists Quotes

Curator Karen E. Milbourne asked the artists three simple questions in advance of the show. They are: What does "earth" mean to you? How do you, as an artist, make use of the earth as a material? Why do you, as an artist, make use of the earth as a material? Click on the image of the artist to read their thoughts.
Jide Alakija b. 1977, England	Jerry Buhari b. 1959, Nigeria	Marco Cianfanelli b. 1970, South Africa	Emmanuel Bakary Daou b. 1960, Mali
Christine Dixie b. 1966, South Africa	Hassan Echair b. 1964, Morocco	Reza Farkhondeh and Ghada Amer	Anawana Haloba b. 1978, Zambia
David Goldblatt b. 1930, South Africa	Helga Kohl b. 1943, Germany	Ledelle Moe b. 1971, South Africa	Wangechi Mutu b. 1972, Kenya
IngridMwangiRobertHutter b. 1975, Kenya	Abdoulaye Ndoye b. 1951, Senegal	Otobong Nkanga b. 1974, Nigeria	Charles Okereke b. 1966, Nigeria
Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo b. 1978, Burkina Faso	Owanto b. 1953, France	Georgia Papageorge b. 1941, South Africa	Thabiso Phokompe b. 1970, South Africa
Jo Ractliffe b. 1961, South Africa	Tchif b. 1973, Republic of Benin	Clive van den Berg b. 1956, Zambia	Strijdom van der Merwe b. 1961, South Africa
Diane Victor b. 1964, South Africa	Graeme Williams b. 1961, South Africa	Dawit Petros b. 1972, Eritrea