Visionary

Depicting the Oba as seer and architect, this piece celebrates Nigeria’s capacity for innovation. The leader’s outstretched hand conjures light—both a literal image and a metaphor for our people’s genius in imagining and manifesting achievements ahead of their time. Attendants embody wisdom, ritual and vitality, transforming vision into form. Benin’s great feats—the walls, the bronzes, the ordered cities—become metaphors for Nigeria’s emerging technologies and artistic prowess, reminding us that progress begins with imagination.