Seychelles

Artist: Leonard Nigel Henri

Born: June 15th, 1967 in Victoria Mahé, Seychelles.

Studied Art and Graphic Design at the University of Sussex, Brighton UK. He has been teaching Graphic design at the National College of the Arts for seven years and worked as a graphic designer in the Ministry of Culture and Information.

He has collections in UK, Ireland, Austria, Germany, USA, USSR, Portugal, Malta, Italy, Australia, South Africa, France, Luxembourg, Chec Republic, Switzerland, Monaco, Saudi Arabaia and Spain.

Interpretation

Apart from pictures typical of the Seychelles, the stomach has the "Coco de Mer" depicted on it. On two islands of the Seychelles-Archipelago, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the last remnants of the primeval "Coco de Mer" palms are to be found. These erotic, impressive giant fruits - needing 25 years to ripen - have never ceased to inspire magic and love.

Leonard Nigel Henri

Sponsor: Peter Maeschig, Düsseldorf