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KELEENNA ONYEAKA

‘Re-visualising My Identity’ 

Looking Back are portraits that serve as a timeline of male Igbo fashion from more than 100 years ago.

Banye (Aggressive) is an intuitive and playful attempt at creating masquerade aesthetic

Contemporary Diasporic Masquerade – Growing up Masquerades were a unique representation of my Igbo culture which I have rediscovered through a process of creating playful images.

Keleenna Onyeaka – Igbo man in 1920
Keleenna Onyeaka – Igbo man in 1910
Keleenna Onyeaka – Banye (Aggressive)
Keleenna Onyeaka – Contemporary Diasporic masquerade 2