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...For a better society... Monday, July 19 2004 Vol 17 No.131 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Arts/Entertaiments Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Interview Friends, associates grace Soyinka’s photo exhibition FRIENDS, well-wishers and associates of the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, have graced the photo exhibition mounted for him at the Shell Hall of MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos. The occasion, which was part of the week-long activities to mark the 70th birthday of the renowned poet and novelist, attracted dignitaries from all walks of life. The 47 photographs of Prof. Soyinka on exhibition captured his life and times including the one taken with his parents when he was very young. In a paper entitled: Curatorial Note, Dapo Adeniyi said the exhibition “was far from exhaustive” as they had difficulty in deciding which of the “exhumed photographic heap would merit a place on this slim listing.” He, however, said his colleague, Bankole Olayebi, whose book of Soyinka’s photographs as an integral part of his 70th birthday celebration, enjoyed much greater freedom in this regard. He said they relied mostly on the goodwill of friends, family and associates of Prof. Soyinka, who offered their long acquired, sometimes browned and dog-eared photo card pictures for their digital replication. He said though some may be repaired through digital devices, but pointed out that none in anyway altered or transformed. “No background view is replaced and this is an almost irresistible temptation in digital photography.” The images, he said, “spoke eloquently about times, epochs, phases of life and work of our subject and the history of our nation in which he has played a starring role.” Adeniyi stated that digitalizing vital collections of this nature was important to everyone and no need for one to get unduly emotional about them. He, however, recalled that one painful example was the Soyinka’s portrait, which used to adorn the office of the Head of Department (HOD) of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan, saying it was one of Soyinka’s soulful portraits ever glimpsed. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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