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The Creative Arts and Visual Imagery Centre (CAVIC) recently held its inaugural festival of art and technology with an exhibition at the CAVIC hub in Abuja. The show, which is a hybridisation of art and technology, had guests overwhelmed by the exceptional creativity on display.
The show was a successful experiment, which had young artists and techies under a single roof to collaborate and solve social problems. This was achieved by splitting them into groups.
These groups, in their ingenuity, exhibited beautiful solar-powered backpacks that charge mobile gadgets, wallets that could protect and track their owner’s information, animations, art created from waste and a kinetic sculpture that communicated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was the first of its kind show in Nigeria.
The Creative Director of CAVIC, Mr Philip Agbese, explained to The Guardian, his organisation’s commitment to creating avenues for tech practitioners and creative visionaries to unveil technological innovations within the realm of creativity.
According to him, the festival intends to foster an environment where creativity and technology are explored and harnessed. “We have creativity in technology and we also have technology in creativity. Let’s get people together to start collaborating without waiting for government’s intervention.
“In other developed climes, art and tech have collaborated, which has yielded great results, there is no better time for Nigeria to play catch up than now. We want the government to create an enabling environment for us to thrive. Every exhibit displayed here was made in Nigeria, if the government and other private sectors support us there will be no limit to what we will achieve with art and technology,” said Agbese.
Also addressing newsmen at the exhibition, former Nigerian ambassador to Singapore, Mr Ogbole Amedu Ode, tasked government to put in place, focused policies that would properly harness young talents.
“Art and technology are so intertwined and it is amazing having it displayed in this exhibition. Government should put in place, focused policies that would form the basis for young talents to thrive. The fusion of art and tech should be infused into the curriculum as it is done in other clime,” Ahmedu said.
Also, the Director General of National Gallery of Art, Mr William Ebeten Ivara, who was represented by the acting Director of Curatorial Services, Mrs. Mundung Bridget Akamai, noted there is an urgent need for technology and creativity to be taught children in schools to catch them young.
“Government should take creativity and technology to the grassroots. It should be taught at the primary school level, the outcome will be surprising. I am so excited to be present at this groundbreaking event. I call on the government to get the youths engaged and create employment,” Ivara said.
Afolabi Tiwalola, speaking excitedly on behalf of the young exhibitors, said the festival of art should be sustained because of its impact on the lives of every participant. “The title of the project I exhibited is ‘Data Couture’, a blend of fashion and technology. I thank the convener, Mr Philip Agbese Jnr. for this initiative. I call on both the government and other privately owned Art companies to come and collaborate with us, so it will be sustained and bigger,” she said.
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