Oh thou tree Like a labourer in the fields You bloom and you rest You shine and you soften You absorb, grow, sleep and wake The seasons come and go They change your looks but you stay rooted Old leaves fall as new ones rise You renew yourself With each passing year Oh, thou wonderful …
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On Life, Memory, and the Symbolism of Beds
After almost seven years since we first mooted the idea, Helen Gebregiorgis and I finally took the first step in what may become a long series of exhibitions focused on the symbolism of beds. The roving exhibition was launched in January in Lagos and followed by a second in February in Abuja. We now hope …
The Power of Youth-Led Protests in Highly Divided Societies
I have been thinking about the relationship between polarisation and youth-led protests for the better part of this year. This note is an initial foray into the topic as a way to build a much broader body of thinking on the links between the two, often competing, themes. Africa has had its fair share of …
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On Space, Place and Time
‘There is time for everything. A season for everything under the sun…’ For the past decade, I have been thinking of doing some creative work around the theme of space. Mostly looking at how space is appropriated and with a particular focus on religious space. Later on, six years later, I included the additional dimensions …
On public policies and aspirational incompatibilities
The issues of public policies and aspirational incompatibilities first caught my interest during the Nigerian 2015 election cycle. At the time, trending social media hashtags (mainly on Twitter, now X): #babawhenyougetthere, #babanowthatyouarethere, and, on inauguration day, #changeishere, were used to articulate the aspirations and expectations of youth. I was interested in understanding the diverse aspirations …
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