"Fragile Heritage", Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2025

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Culture does not disappear in a single moment; it fades when stories stop being told, when symbols lose their meaning, … Read more Culture does not disappear in a single moment; it fades when stories stop being told, when symbols lose their meaning, when the younger generation is not taught what the older generation once held dear. Our heritages are not relics of a distant past. They are the pride of a people, the foundation of identity, the soul of community. They deserve to be handled with the same care the fragile tape demands. For heritage is not fragile because it lacks strength. It is fragile because it relies on us on our willingness to protect it, our commitment to teach it, our courage to carry it forward.

If the drum’s story is not preserved, its rhythm will fade. If the ancestors’ symbols are not understood, they become empty decorations. If culture is not passed on, future generations inherit silence instead of identity.

Joseph Christian Ekeomobong
The Confrontation (Abeni, Yeye and Aboya's Peacefully Chaotic Debate), 2025
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 x 1 in
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

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