"A Plant You Cannot Kill" , a body of work by Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu, is a playful reflection on plant life that explores our connections and resemblances with the ecosystem.

Plants are an imminent, inescapable part of our natural environment. Yadichinma breathes “new life” into these plant portraits through her lino-cut prints and striking use of abstractions, offering a fresh perspective on her personal connection with plants and the relationship of her community with them. Yadichinma provides an opportunity for us to get collectively curious and aware about how we understand and interact with plants.

Having spent most of her life living and working from Lagos, a city that’s known for its bustling streets and dense neighborhoods - Yadichinma examines the shortage of plant life in the neighborhoods she’s lived in as well as the privileged culture of owning and growing plants in the city. Delving into the practice of plant ownership, she introduces her Vases — delicate objects that symbolise a place of growth, vessels carrying life, mimicking some of nature's organic shapes.

Plants as co-habitors, healers, joy-bringers, decor, spirit, sociological concepts,and personalities. “A Plant You Cannot Kill” is an invitation to learn, be curious and share communal gratitude for the plant life that surrounds us and explore idea that we, like plants, possess the ability to grow and thrive despite our surroundings.