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PAPA-Lab Lagos Nigeria has taken place from 7th till 28 th of September 2009. The hosting organisation is The African Artists’ Foundation. Final presentation Exhibition Initial Pattern on Friday 25th of September 2009 at African Artists’ Foundation. PAPA-Lab Lagos has worked with a mixed group of artists and photojournalists. Director: Lino Hellings Participating artists: PAPA Nigeria are: Toye Gbade, Tuoyo Omagba, Israel Ophori, Folarin Shasanya, Andrew Esiebo, Adolphus Opara, Eremina Jumbo, Babasola Bamiro , Zemaye Okediji, Godswill Ayemoba. The program has been mainly be developed on the spot.
Monday 7th of September 2009
Lagos -
Around one of Lagos’ many iconic statues (this one representing the Eyo, the symbol of the city), a typical scene unfolds here at an intersection between Lagos Island and Dolphin…
Folarin Shasanya –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
One of the hungry dogs forced its way to grab the bean cake of the little boy and every body just allowed the boy to be on his own. He…
Israel Ophori –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
On the edges of the Lagos lagoon near Lekki, one of Lagos’ wealthiest areas and a “gated community†seemingly trying to isolate itself from the rest of the city, a…
Folarin Shasanya –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently fired the leaders and boards of directors of several banks. In a country hit hard by the economic crisis, many of these powerful banks…
Folarin Shasanya –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
The notice on the wall asks people not to urinate on the fence. Though the spelling is wrong, if you make an attempt when pressed, you will be amazed where…
Tuoyo Omagba –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
Everyman has what he believes in and spends some time meditating. It is believed that you are closer to God while staying/praying at Bar Beach. This beach is a Public…
Eremina Jumbo –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
A woman left lonely and uncared for on the street. What is in her bags?…
Andrew Esiebo –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
A young girl walking through the frontage of a Nigerian traditional designed house in Ibadan, Nigeria.…
Andrew Esiebo –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
Mai kakari (Hausa for manicurist). One can easily contract anyform of infection from his tools that are not well sterilised, they usually just apply Soapy fluids to soften the nails…
Tuoyo Omagba –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
People dont dress up with guns like this often, infact it only happens once a year, there is obviously something responsible for this and that is the hidden force.
In…
Adolphus Opara –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
A local barber shaving a customer’s hair with unsterilized sharp objects. Chances are that he may contract a HIV virus from the blood of several customers who have also had…
Israel Ophori –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
This old man is rolling on the afternoon-beach-sand in a bid to appease his god.
Some faithfuls believe that environments such as the beach-side or the mountain top are places…
Toye Gbade –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
Ten big prints on bamboo structures. About hundred pictures put together as a collage illustrating the patterns in the news we have found and two posters with drawn mindmaps made…
Lino Hellings –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
At the end of Marina on Lagos Island, this night bus waits to ferry travelers to Ajah in Lekki. Three megaphones in the tree above the bus blare out information…
Folarin Shasanya –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
At about 8 in the evening at Tafawa Balewa Square, a worker is still able to make a call or buy units for his phone at one of the thousands…
Folarin Shasanya –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
NYSC TREK – National Youth Service Corps also known as ‘Now Your Suffering Continues’.University students have to do community when they graduate. A compulsory right of passage into working…
Zemaye Okediji –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
It is very uncommon to see a human being climbing in a bamboo like this. You need to have spiritual forces hidden in your body to do this. The tribe…
Israel Ophori –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
A vivid street economy in the traffic jam…
Tuoyo Omagba –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
Over hundred people came to the opening. Lady in the middle is Folake Ojerkere, the director of Pictureworks extra. With the Netherlands Embassy, she is the sponsor of this exhibition…
Lino Hellings –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
A green flower plant struggling to survive in a mechanic workshop…
Andrew Esiebo –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad uses these huge armored vehicles to stand guard over petrol stations and other locations that require extra security. This is probably due to the…
Folarin Shasanya –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
The story of our daily survival is an interesting one. Its Sallah Day celebration tomorrow, this marks the end of the several days of fasting by the muslim faithfuls. There’s…
Toye Gbade –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
A bread seller on the bike (Okada) without an helmet, though has the box of bread on his head as his helmet. If caught will usually claim some hidden forces…
Tuoyo Omagba –
Lagos Lab
Lagos -
NFA
No Future Ambition.
A prayer man at the beach. A common practices in many spaces and beaches in Lagos. In a country where our future is characterized with uncertainties…
Andrew Esiebo –
Lagos Lab