Pure Water

Pure Water introduces a critical and ironic reference to Idu’s aspiration for a pristine, balanced world, while the term also refers to the plastic “pure water”  drinking sachets, used to quench the thirst of millions of Nigerians within heavily populated and polluted city centers. These water sachets clog up the drains and waterways,  becoming an environmental hazard which affect people’s quality of life.  In Pure Water, Idu’s figures and portraits claim liberality and innocence, drifting towards freedom despite all odds. Through the fluidity of their light speckled under-water reverie, Idu creates scenes of youthful innocence, rendering figures that have the capacity for freedom and adventure, despite life’s uncertain currents.