Christopher Obuh is a Nigerian photographer and visual artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. Using photography and video, his work focuses on environmental issues, social issues, post-colonialism and modernisation within the context of globalisation.
As part of our exhibition, Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes, Obuh presents several images from his series titled No City for Poor Man. Beginning in 2014, Obuh has spent almost 10 years taking photos of Eko Atlantic, a new, planned city in Lagos State. He documents the scale of the development and its human impact.
We spoke to the artist about the series and what this development project means to him and Lagos. Hear about the work and find out more about his other project, No food for lazy man.
Tell us a little bit about your practice. When did you first start photography?
I’m a photographer and visual artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. My work focuses on social and political issues which affect human conditions in the spaces where I operate. Photography first discovered me in 2009 but I didn’t listen until 2013 when I decided I wanted to be a visual storyteller. So far so good! We have been married and are really happy with each other.
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