Thread Carefully - Exhibition

THREAD CAREFULLY is an invitation to a new dawn — a beginning of a new conversation about how we can protect the planet, one thread at a time.

Each space below corresponds to a numbered artwork in the exhibition. Tap to read the artist's statement and learn more.

About the Artist

Oreoluwa Ayoyimika Odufejo

YÍÍMIIKÁ

Oreoluwa Ayoyimika Odufejo is a Nigerian textile artist and designer working at the intersection of craft, culture, and sustainability. Known professionally as YÍÍMIIKÁ, his practice is rooted in the Yoruba art of Àdìrẹ, reimagined through a contemporary, circular lens.

"Objects of beauty that refuse to look away from the crisis at the heart of the fashion industry."

His work asks urgent questions about what we consume, what we discard, and what we inherit. Through hand-dyeing, batik wax resist, natural pigments, and recovered materials, he creates textiles that carry both personal and political weight.

Thread Carefully is his most ambitious exhibition to date. A gathering of works that span frustration and hope, tradition and innovation, grief and celebration. It is an invitation not just to look, but to feel the weight of a thread and ask: who made this, and at what cost?

Yíímiiká is currently based in London, where he continues to develop his practice at the intersection of textile art, cultural heritage, and sustainable fashion.

Each space below corresponds to a numbered artwork in the exhibition. Tap to read the artist’s statement and learn more.

This exhibition would have been nothing without the relentless people working behind the scenes; an entire ecosystem of hard work and shared vision.

Oreoluwa Ayoyimika ODUFEJO (YÍÍMIIKÁ) Bridget Moira Steenkamp Nicola Morrison Patrick Orji Abena Abboah-Offei Joshua Kayode - RSU President (2025-2026) Naveena Gaddam Adekola Aminat Damilola Rachel Onajayefe Polina Hlushko Maliha Siddique Oluwafemi Oshofisan Daniel Odunlami Victor Oluyitan Toyyibat Abisola Alao Emmanuel Chisom Ogbogu-Fidelis