Emeka
Ilechukwu

Sculpture, wood relief & thread.
A multidisciplinary practice in Nigeria.

ASL Lounge Exhibition
International Terminal

A carved wood relief of clustered figures, built from intricately patterned brown, ochre, blue and cream forms.

Tradition

2022Wood relief

An elongated, dark metal mask assembled from chains, loops and small found metal elements.

Mask of Virility

2024Metal sculpture

Five tall figures in earth red, blue, green and purple against a luminous yellow field of vertical threads.

Unending Womanhood

2022Thread relief

An elephant formed from dark, textured metal fragments, its raised trunk carrying a small leafy sprig.

Enyi

2023Metal sculpture

An irregular wood relief with radiating flower-like forms, flowing carved lines and ochre highlights.

Symbiosis

2024Wood relief

A framed thread relief with exuberant yellow human forms moving across a densely textured dark surface.

Joy Within

2022Thread relief

Her Will

2022Wood relief

A musical instrument-like metal sculpture combining long curved rods, strings, a circular body and a small hand form.

Encore!

2025Metal sculpture

Interlocking green, yellow, red and cream arcs in a vertically oriented framed thread relief.

Asymmetry

2022Thread relief

A richly textured, irregular wood relief built from dark circular forms with ochre and muted green details.

Unending Blessings

2023Wood relief

A dark metal butterfly with openwork wings, circular accents and a slender patterned central body.

Lepidoptera I

2022Metal sculpture

A geometric patchwork of blue, yellow, white and black rectangles overlaid with fine vertical threads.

What We Are

2022Thread relief

A wide carved wood assemblage with repeated small orange circles and meandering dark organic lines.

Abstract Orange

2022Wood relief

An elephant-shaped metal relief with a raised trunk, layered chain-like patterns and a small green sprig.

Gwo Gwo Ngwo

2022Metal sculpture

A cross-shaped wood relief with dense etched patterns, circular motifs and subtle blue and gold markings.

Synergy

2024Wood relief

A black metal butterfly standing against a grey studio backdrop, its wings pierced with repeated openings.

Lepidoptera II

2023Metal sculpture

A tall, narrow metal mask with a long forehead, an elongated face and looping metal ornaments.

Mask of Valor

2022Metal sculpture

A symmetrical metal butterfly with dark openwork wings, small yellow-green circles and curved antennae.

Lepidoptera III

2023Metal sculpture

18 works