Gerald Chukwuma builds on the tradition of recycling in art through the process of painting and nailing tiny pieces of aluminium from found materials such as used soda cans and old phone cards onto carved wood panels. The result is a unique combination of the industrial and handmade, of masculine and feminine expressions, bringing to light the stories and memories of both his subjects and materials. An imaginative, abstract melody of images exude both the seriousness and the humour in these pieces. Through his exploration of migration as a constant process of transformation and reinvention, Chuckwuma considers the implications of globalisation on his local community as he transforms everyday materials to render stories of Nigeria’s socio-political landscape. These works portray the movement of people through voluntarily and forced migration as a vital stage in the progress of our collective humanity. With a sense of optimism for what lies ahead, he imbues his work with playfully illustrative characters drawn from a wide variety of visual forms present in Nigeria’s deep cultural history.