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'''James Iroha Uchechukwu''' is a [[Nigeria]]n [[photographer]]. He was born in 1972 in [[Enugu]]. For of his photographic approach, his support to young photographers and the passing of his knowledge, he is regarded at the beginning of the 21st century as someone that has broadened the horizon of Nigerian photography.<ref name="PCP2008UJI" /><ref name="NGoAbio">National Gallery of Art (Nigeria), [http://www.nga.gov.ng/irohajames.html biography]</ref><ref name="Modern Tuareg-Uche" />
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'''James Iroha Uchechukwu''' {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-James Iroha Uchechukwu.ogg}} is a Nigerian photographer. He was born in 1972 in [[Enugu]]. He is known for his photography, his support to young photographers, and the passing on of his knowledge to the young. He is also regarded at the beginning of the 21st century as someone that has broadened the horizon of Nigerian photography.<ref name="PCP2008UJI" /><ref name="NGoAbio">National Gallery of Art (Nigeria), [http://www.nga.gov.ng/irohajames.html biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706011604/http://www.nga.gov.ng/irohajames.html |date=6 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Modern Tuareg-Uche" />


== Study and career ==
== Study and career ==
Uchechukwu started to study in [[sculpture]] in 1990 at the Art Academy of the [[University of Port Harcourt]]. He obtained his degree in 1996, and directly afterwards continued study in what is now his current profession, [[photography]]. In his work, Uchechukwu melts together the reproduction of common reality with the creative 'language' of the imagination, whereby he extends the possibilities of photography and is giving a new direction to local art.<ref name="NGoAbio" /><ref name="Modern Tuareg-Uche">Diary Of A Modern Tuareg (8 January 2009) [http://qudus.blogspot.com/2009/01/uche-james-iroha-gets-royal-award.html ''uche James-Iroha gets the Royal Award]</ref>
Uchechukwu started to study sculpture in 1990 at the Art Academy of the [[University of Port Harcourt]]. He obtained his degree in 1996, and directly afterwards continued study in what is now his current profession, photography. In his work, Uchechukwu melts together the reproduction of common reality with the creative "language" of the imagination, whereby he extends the possibilities of photography and is giving a new direction to local art.<ref name="NGoAbio" /><ref name="Modern Tuareg-Uche">{{cite web|website=Diary of a Modern Tuareg |date=8 January 2009|url=http://qudus.blogspot.com/2009/01/uche-james-iroha-gets-royal-award.html |title=Uche James-Iroha gets the Royal Award|author=Q'dus Onikeku}}</ref>


He is cofounder of Depth of Field (DOF), a collective of photographers and artist painters. He took the initiative himself by bringing together six talented young photographers. He organized several exhibitions of their work in Nigeria as well as abroad. Furthermore he teaches photography by giving seminars and workshops.<ref name="Modern Tuareg-Uche" /><ref name="ACfCbio">African Centre for Cities, [http://africancentreforcities.net/people/48/ biography]</ref>
He is co-founder of Depth of Field (DOF), a collective of photographers, artist, and painters. He took the initiative to bring together six talented young photographers to form DOF. He organized several exhibitions of their work in Nigeria as well as abroad. He also teaches photography by giving seminars and workshops.<ref name="Modern Tuareg-Uche" /><ref name="ACfCbio">African Centre for Cities, [http://africancentreforcities.net/people/48/ biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130410202658/http://africancentreforcities.net/people/48/ |date=10 April 2013 }}</ref>


In 2004 presented a series of award winning photo's on butcher's shops in the open air in [[Lagos]], with the name ''Fire, Flesh and Blood''. The photo series initially had a documentary character, but got the public's attentions as well because of its artistic mélange of colorful and smokey [[close-up]]s. The 2008 jury of the [[Prince Claus Awards|Prince Claus Fund]] describes the photo series as ''intense, cru, powerful and poetic.<ref name="PCP2008UJI">Prince Claus Fund (2008) [http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/network/user/id/105 biography]</ref><ref>Galerie Claude Samuel, [http://www.claude-samuel.com/artistes-de-la-galerie/james-iroha-uchechukwu/ biography] {{fr}}</ref>
In 2004. Uchechukwu presented a series of award winning photos on butcher's shops in the open air in [[Lagos]], with the name ''Fire, Flesh and Blood''. The photo series initially had a documentary character, but got the public's attentions as well because of its artistic mélange of colorful and smokey [[close-up]]s. The 2008 jury of the [[Prince Claus Awards|Prince Claus Fund]] describes the photo series as ''intense, cru, powerful and poetic.<ref name="PCP2008UJI">Prince Claus Fund (2008) [http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/network/user/id/105 biography]</ref><ref>Galerie Claude Samuel, [http://www.claude-samuel.com/artistes-de-la-galerie/james-iroha-uchechukwu/ biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126050625/http://www.claude-samuel.com/artistes-de-la-galerie/james-iroha-uchechukwu/ |date=26 January 2011 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


In 2005 Uchechukwu received the Élan Price on the African Photography Encounters in [[Mali]] for his work ''Fire, Flesh and Blood''.<ref name="ACfCbio" /><ref name="PCP2008UJI" /> In 2008 he was honored with a [[Prince Claus Awards|Prince Claus Award]] from the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="PCP2008UJI" />
In 2005. Uchechukwu received the Élan Price on the African Photography Encounters in [[Mali]] for his work ''Fire, Flesh and Blood''.<ref name="ACfCbio" /><ref name="PCP2008UJI" /> In 2008 he was honored with a [[Prince Claus Awards|Prince Claus Award]] from the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="PCP2008UJI" />


== Exhibtions ==
== Personal life ==
Uche is a Christian. He met and married his wife Chinwe in 2007.<ref>[https://punchng.com/didnt-propose-wife-uche-james-iroha/ I didn’t propose to my wife — Uche James-Iroha – Punch Newspapers] Retrieved 2019-03-23.</ref>
Uchechukwu participated in several exhibitions. Here follows a selection:<ref>African American Visual Artists Database, [http://aavad.com/artistbibliog.cfm?id=9873 list of exhibitions]</ref><ref>Universe in Universe, [http://www.universes-in-universe.de/car/singapore/eng/2006/tour/tanglin/img-03.htm ''1st Singapre Biennale'']</ref><ref>Power of Culture (December 2008) [http://www.powerofculture.nl/en/current/2008/december/uchechukwu ''Photographer James Iroha Uchechukwu and the shape of blank spaces'']</ref>

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*2005: ''Depth of Field'', South London Gallery, [[London]]
== Exhibitions ==
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*2005: ''Un autre monde/Another World: VI Rencontres africaines de la photographie de Bamako'', Maison Africaine de la Photographie & Centre de Cultura Contemporània, [[Bamako]]
Uchechukwu participated in several exhibitions, including the following:<ref>African American Visual Artists Database, [http://aavad.com/artistbibliog.cfm?id=9873 list of exhibitions] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120530223442/http://aavad.com/artistbibliog.cfm?id=9873 |date=30 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>Universe in Universe, [http://www.universes-in-universe.de/car/singapore/eng/2006/tour/tanglin/img-03.htm ''1st Singapore Biennale'']</ref><ref>Power of Culture (December 2008) [http://www.powerofculture.nl/en/current/2008/december/uchechukwu ''Photographer James Iroha Uchechukwu and the shape of blank spaces''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511031028/http://www.powerofculture.nl/en/current/2008/december/uchechukwu |date=11 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=Uche James Iroha in 'Contesting the Past' exhibition. The world of culture in photo presence|url=https://ibandmagazine.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/photographynigerian-ace-photographer-uche-james-iroha-in-contesting-the-past-exhibition-the-world-of-culture-in-photo-presence/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=ibandmagazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Le Centre - A quelle distance est le passé du présent ?|url=https://www.lecentre-benin.com/publics/expositions/single/a-quelle-distance-est-le-passyn-du-prynsent/239|access-date=2020-09-21|website=lecentre-benin.com}}</ref>
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*2006: ''1st Singapore Biennale'', [[Singapore]]
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*2005: ''Depth of Field'', South London Gallery, London
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*2005: ''Un autre monde/Another World:'' VI [[African Photography Encounters|Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie]], Maison Africaine de la Photographie & Centre de Cultura Contemporània, [[Bamako]]
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*2006: ''1st Singapore Biennale'', Singapore
*2007: ''2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (BIACS 2): The Unhomely: Phantom Scenes in Global Society'', Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, [[Seville]]
*2007: ''2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (BIACS 2): The Unhomely: Phantom Scenes in Global Society'', Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, [[Seville]]
*2007: ''Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco'', Museum of the African Diaspora, [[San Francisco]]
*2007: ''Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco'', Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
*2008: ''Travesia'', Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, [[Las Palmas]] de [[Gran Canaria]]
*2008: ''Travesia'', Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, [[Las Palmas]] de [[Gran Canaria]]
*2008: ''Snap Judgments'', by [[Okwui Enwezor]], [[Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam|Stedelijk Museum]], [[Amsterdam]]
*2008: ''Snap Judgments'', by [[Okwui Enwezor]], [[Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam|Stedelijk Museum]], Amsterdam
*2009: ''8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography-Borders'', [[Bamako]]
*2009: ''8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography-Borders'', Bamako
*2018: ''Contesting the Past exhibition'', [[Institute of African Studies]]. [[University of Ibadan]], [[Oyo State]].
*2019: ''A quelle distance est le passé du présent''?, LeCentre [[Benin]]


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Latest revision as of 07:38, 9 November 2023

James Iroha Uchechukwu
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Enugu, Nigeria
Other namesUche James-Iroha; Uchechukwu James Iroha
Alma materUniversity of Port Harcourt
OccupationPhotographer

James Iroha Uchechukwu // ⓘ is a Nigerian photographer. He was born in 1972 in Enugu. He is known for his photography, his support to young photographers, and the passing on of his knowledge to the young. He is also regarded at the beginning of the 21st century as someone that has broadened the horizon of Nigerian photography.[1][2][3]

Study and career[edit]

Uchechukwu started to study sculpture in 1990 at the Art Academy of the University of Port Harcourt. He obtained his degree in 1996, and directly afterwards continued study in what is now his current profession, photography. In his work, Uchechukwu melts together the reproduction of common reality with the creative "language" of the imagination, whereby he extends the possibilities of photography and is giving a new direction to local art.[2][3]

He is co-founder of Depth of Field (DOF), a collective of photographers, artist, and painters. He took the initiative to bring together six talented young photographers to form DOF. He organized several exhibitions of their work in Nigeria as well as abroad. He also teaches photography by giving seminars and workshops.[3][4]

In 2004. Uchechukwu presented a series of award winning photos on butcher's shops in the open air in Lagos, with the name Fire, Flesh and Blood. The photo series initially had a documentary character, but got the public's attentions as well because of its artistic mélange of colorful and smokey close-ups. The 2008 jury of the Prince Claus Fund describes the photo series as intense, cru, powerful and poetic.[1][5]

In 2005. Uchechukwu received the Élan Price on the African Photography Encounters in Mali for his work Fire, Flesh and Blood.[4][1] In 2008 he was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Uche is a Christian. He met and married his wife Chinwe in 2007.[6]

Exhibitions[edit]

Uchechukwu participated in several exhibitions, including the following:[7][8][9][10][11]

  • 2005: Depth of Field, South London Gallery, London
  • 2005: Un autre monde/Another World: VI Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie, Maison Africaine de la Photographie & Centre de Cultura Contemporània, Bamako
  • 2006: 1st Singapore Biennale, Singapore
  • 2007: 2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (BIACS 2): The Unhomely: Phantom Scenes in Global Society, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville
  • 2007: Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
  • 2008: Travesia, Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • 2008: Snap Judgments, by Okwui Enwezor, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
  • 2009: 8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography-Borders, Bamako
  • 2018: Contesting the Past exhibition, Institute of African Studies. University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
  • 2019: A quelle distance est le passé du présent?, LeCentre Benin

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Prince Claus Fund (2008) biography
  2. ^ a b National Gallery of Art (Nigeria), biography Archived 6 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Q'dus Onikeku (8 January 2009). "Uche James-Iroha gets the Royal Award". Diary of a Modern Tuareg.
  4. ^ a b African Centre for Cities, biography Archived 10 April 2013 at archive.today
  5. ^ Galerie Claude Samuel, biography Archived 26 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  6. ^ I didn’t propose to my wife — Uche James-Iroha – Punch Newspapers Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  7. ^ African American Visual Artists Database, list of exhibitions Archived 30 May 2012 at archive.today
  8. ^ Universe in Universe, 1st Singapore Biennale
  9. ^ Power of Culture (December 2008) Photographer James Iroha Uchechukwu and the shape of blank spaces Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Uche James Iroha in 'Contesting the Past' exhibition. The world of culture in photo presence". ibandmagazine. 2018.
  11. ^ "Le Centre - A quelle distance est le passé du présent ?". lecentre-benin.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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