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Some Questions, Some Answers

Let me begin with an apology: I apologize that this piece will be long. I apologize that this piece will be from a place of vulnerability…

Jun 18

Jun 18

Art as Salvation: Reflections on Chinelo Anyadiegwu’s “Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids”

For the longest time, I have had one reoccurring worry. It is the worry that Igbo dialects, beliefs and cultures would die out.

Jan 23, 2023

Art as Salvation: Reflections on Chinelo Anyadiegwu’s “Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids”

Jan 23, 2023

Nostalgia or Misremembering: the Gift of Time from Life

nostalgia and misremembering are brethren, powerful enough to transform shattered glasses into stunning stained glass portraits…

Jan 5, 2023

Nostalgia or Misremembering: the Gift of Time from Life

Jan 5, 2023

Body Work: On Returning to Self

Returning to self has meant realising that my body did not just become glorious. I have always been glorious and made for glory…

Dec 24, 2022

Body Work: On Returning to Self

Dec 24, 2022

The unmaking of a human body; the making of God

There is something human bodies do. These vessels like to act like they are nothing more than vessels, like they run the show, like the…

Apr 3, 2022

The unmaking of a human body; the making of God

Apr 3, 2022

The Right to Disengage

I quit all forms of active activism years ago. It was not an instant thing though. From the moment I made the decision to detach, to the…

Mar 20, 2022

The Right to Disengage

Mar 20, 2022

Do I really know?

I do not have a memory of the first time I was told that I am beautiful. But according to my mother, everyone commented on how beautiful I…

Sep 18, 2021

Sep 18, 2021

How Dare You Love The Broken?

The first time I heard “I love you” from anyone apart from my parents and brother, it was from the lips of my cousin, loudly proclaimed in…

Jul 18, 2021

Jul 18, 2021

IN-BETWEEN SPACES

Being between mental spaces can be an interesting thing. It affects even the content you put out as a creative and sometimes, you just have…

Sep 25, 2020

IN-BETWEEN SPACES

Sep 25, 2020

The Child Genius “Curse”

The first time I discovered my mind was a powerful thing I was 8, in Primary 3 and I had just taught myself to understand and excel at…

May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

Chinwendu Nwangwa

Chinwendu Nwangwa

Chinwendu Nwangwa is a multidisciplinary artist who tells stories through writing, painting, woodwork, horticulture, fashion design, photography and film.

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