"Eku Oro Aje (Market Women Pleasantries)"

Eku Oro Aje is an exchange of pleasantries by traders and market women. This picture shows three traders engaged in conversation. Such conversations often involves dissemination of market trends and information and even some light gossip and rumors; such as a dozen reasons why tomatoes has suddenly becomes very scarce and expensive. The picture carries some embellishment of fish, coins and cowry motifs on both sides.

80cm by 60cm

Deep Etching on Plastocast, 2022

By Pius Emorhokpor