On this episode I’m joined by Ndidi Dike as we discuss her newly commissioned works presented for 16 edition of the Sharjah Biennial, elucidated through the curatorial theme, to carry. Asking questions such as what does it mean to carry a home, a history, a language, a legacy, and a lineage.

Ndidi Dike was born in London. She returned to Nigeria to train as a painter and graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, graduating with a BA degree in mixed media painting. Although internationally known as a sculptor, having taught herself to sculpt, with decades of transgressive sculptural practice. In the current climate of contemporary politics, protectionism, nationalism and globalization Dike primarily works as a multi-media artist with a special interest in personal archives and long term researched based projects and engagement with global histories to address the pre and post-colonial historic and social-economic legacy of the enslaved, forced migration, and memory among other issues. 

Ndidi participated in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale in 2024 with two commissions, "Blackhood: the Living Archive" and  "Bearing Witness: Optimism In A Disquiet Present." 

In the episode Dike discusses her art practice, focusing on installations that examine complex themes such as pre and post-colonialism, global capitalism, and the impacts of the resource extraction industry in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar. She reflects on her latest works showcased at the Sharjah Biennial 16. 

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