Dilomprizulike

Who is Dilomprizulike?

Dil Humphrey-Umezulike, better known as Dilomprizulike is a contemporary artist working in sculpture, performance and painting who has adopted the moniker 'The Junkman From Afrika'. He studied art at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria and has an MFA from the University of Dundee, Scotland.

In his work he recycles and transforms heaps of old clothing and other detritus found on city streets, creating sculptural installations and performances that reflect the disenfranchised situation of many African people.

He created the 'Junkyard Museum of Awkward Things', a sculptural environment built up from found objects, in Lagos and has also made a version of it for the Oriel Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno, Wales.

Dilomprizulike explains his installation Wear and Tear in these terms:

Wear and Tear as a concept attempts to expose the often overlooked and underrated elements of the African-Urban communal life which largely influence it. The alienated situation of the African in his own society becomes tragic. There is a struggle inside him, a consciousness of living with the complications of an imposed civilisation.