The inaugural edition of the Lagos Biennial, themed “Living on the Edge”, is set to hold from October 14 – November 22, in six different locations across Lagos. Curated by an international team consisting of Ayo Akinwande, Amira Paree, Sola Akintunde, Kelvin Hazel, Kwasi Ohene – Aye, Aminat Lawal Agoro and Michael Enejiso, led by […]
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In our continuing series on contemporary photography in Africa, we turn our searchlight on an emerging and talented group of young photographers living and working in Nigeria. Born between the mid-80s and mid-90s, many of them are already award-winners and have gained much international recognition. In no particular order, here is our list of some […]
Visual storyteller Fati Abubakar was born and raised in Maiduguri, Borno State. She developed a passion for photography, which led to the creation of her series ‘Bits of Borno’. Since September 2015, Abubakar has interviewed, as well as taken pictures of the residents with a mission to change the perception of Boko Haram brutality associated with Borno State. […]
From February 9 to 11, 2017, Borno State Government in collaboration with The Centre For Creative Arts & Talent, Abuja will present Bits of Borno, an exhibition of recent photographs by Fati Abubakar at the Omenka Gallery, Lagos. Through a careful selection of 61 photographs, the exhibition provides a counter narrative to the negative headlines of despair and […]