Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Nigerian artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema challenges the conventions of pottery in her sculptural and installation practices.
She suspends small, leaf-shaped ceramic pieces and configures them at various elevations to create dense mobiles in the shape of large-scale vessels, sculptural abstractions of objects commonly made from clay. She relates this practice to the social expectations of women, drawing a parallel between the limitations imposed on them and the presumed function of a vase. These mobile installations are called “Boundless Vessels,” not only referring to the works themselves but also to the potential of women.
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Ngozi-Omeje Ezema (Nigerian, born 1979), Togetherness, 2022, ceramics, acrylic, monofilament fishing line, and metal, PA.AFR.2023.2.
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Nigerian artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema challenges the conventions of pottery in her sculptural and installation practices.
She suspends small, leaf-shaped ceramic pieces and configures them at various elevations to create dense mobiles in the shape of large-scale vessels, sculptural abstractions of objects commonly made from clay. She relates this practice to the social expectations of women, drawing a parallel between the limitations imposed on them and the presumed function of a vase. These mobile installations are called “Boundless Vessels,” not only referring to the works themselves but also to the potential of women.
Visit our African art collection galleries to see this work up close.
Ngozi-Omeje Ezema (Nigerian, born 1979), Togetherness, 2022, ceramics, acrylic, monofilament fishing line, and metal, PA.AFR.2023.2.
Visit the High Museum: high.org
