Chasing Butterflies in Harmattan
12.04.2024 – 25.05.2024
Nnenna Okore
Sakhile&Me
Chasing Butterflies in Harmattan opens at Sakhile&Me on April 12th with works by Nnenna Okore. The title harkens to the improbability in chasing butterflies in Harmattan because it is a dry dust storm season particular to the West African region, where the seasons are marked by wet and dry periods. Harmattan is a time when most plants and animals diminish or die due to the extreme density of dust particles in the air, dryness, and windy conditions. "Chasing Butterflies in Harmattan" is, therefore, an unusual juxtaposition of events because butterflies do not tend to flourish in such harsh conditions.
Chasing Butterflies in Harmattan aims to capture the sense of abnormality linked to climate change and global warming that has brought negative impacts to different biosystems around the world. For instance, some bird species have changed their nesting schedules, and others that depend on warm or cold temperatures have become extinct or switched their patterns of survival due to the unprecedented heat waves and flooding.
By spotlighting butterflies, especially, a species both delicate and vital for the health of ecosystems and threatened by extreme climate conditions, viewers are gently called to cherish the treasures the planet has to offer. The metaphor of butterflies in Harmattan epitomizes our very fragile but beautiful planet. And to think of butterflies in the dry season is to think of a damaged earth.
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