Lawson Oyekan builds from a truly global life and perspective: born in London in 1961, raised in Nigeria, he currently works in England and Denmark. Lawson is fueled by a desire to understand and illuminate the human experience. The sculptural "bodies" presented here include work created during his residency at Maryland Institute College of Art, and earlier works. In constructing a new series of work reflective of his time in Baltimore, Lawson collaborated with the students of MICA's Exhibition Development Seminar, led by Curator-in-Residence George Ciscle. This collective journey opened a dialog on "nature," and provided artist and students a chance to contemplate and assemble from their internal and external realities. Lawson Oyekan and the spirit of nature Lawson Oyekan and the spirit of nature Lawson Oyekan and the spirit of nature Lawson Oyekan and the spirit of nature Lawson Oyekan and the spirit of nature Lawson Oyekan and the spirit of nature