Colonialism and the Persistence of Memory

Colonialism and the Persistence of Memory

Lagos is full of monuments and statues. In 2016, I became interested in statues and how they live in urban spaces in cities throughout Africa. Statues came to Africa through the colonizers from Europe who used them to mark their territories and immortalize themselves....
Interview with artist Christopher Obuh

Interview with artist Christopher Obuh

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...