Artist Bio

Obinna Elechi is a New York-based designer and artist working on interiors, furniture, art and architecture projects. Obinna is from Nigeria, grew up in Holland and came to the United States, where he received a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and a Master of Architecture from Parsons School of Design. He has previously worked on a range of projects for organizations including the Rural Studio, Gensler and Soho House. 

Artist statement:

“Stories shape our views of ourselves, each other, and the world. My current work explores connections between the narratives we are exposed to early in life and the ones we are not told. I’m particularly curious about media, religious iconography, and subliminal messaging. As a child growing up in Nigeria, imagery from the West was beamed into our home in the form of cartoons, science-fiction comic books, and religious text. By the time I’d relocated to Holland and then America as a teenager, certain assumptions about the nature of the world had been formed, for better or worse. Currently, I aim to interrogate some of those early narratives through images and stories that draw from research of West African traditions and pop culture.”