Art Category: Fọtoyiya

“In every image there is a small part of me, a mirror that reflects a certain time, place, memory and thought” – Amara Obiago

“I said… You said… You don’t need to try to pretend for someone else I just need to help you instead of helping myself” – Lakin Ogunbanwo

“Reconstruction represents the idea of falling apart but then embarking on the journey of putting oneself together again the way one always wanted to be.” – Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko

“My images are about the beauty and art of dance in a Nigerian environment. And there is almost no way you can take pictures in Nigeria without having a political angle in them” – Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko

“The Gele* is an explosion of colour. Interestingly, the visual impact of the Gele as a fashion accessory is unique to Nigeria. To me it always looks like an elaborate crown. And against black skin, it takes on an even stronger dimension. It reminds me that every individual has a colourful essence, which is what […]

When was the last time? When was the last time you lay under a tree actually placed yourself on mother earth put your head, arms and body on living grass and looked up? It’s an amazing feeling. how cool the shady shade cool and porous a breeze softly descending leaves moving in unison to a […]

“This set of photographs was taken over several Sundays in April to May 1954, when the weather was good for photography, It’s the onset of the rains, you get clear skies, nice cloud effects and you could take the photographs. Each photograph’s composition was thought about carefully as film was expensive and had to be […]