From a trip to Morocco, another African country that I can’t wait to explore some more.
Borno (2018 – 2020)
One of the oldest living residents of Chibok also works as the medicine man of the town and supplies the Vigilantes with protective charms and potions
A view of Gwoza from the hills. Residesnts often ran into the hills to seek shelter from insurgent attacks.
Local vigilante shows us his first local gun. Residents of Chibok formed local militia groups to defend their town from occupation by the insurgents
This bird migrants from East Africa to West Africa. It usually arrives during the rainy season and local farmers use the bird’s arrival to mark the beginning of the farming season
Images from my cross-media project Borno. Learn more about the project here.
Zanzibar (2016 – 2018)
Zanzibar has a special place in heart and I am drawn to the economic, as well as environmental and cultural tensions between locals and tourists.
Grand Popo, République du Bénin (2016)
During a trip to Grand Popo, one of the major voodoo centres in Bénin, and a brief stop-over at the Temple of Pythons in Ouida.
Athens, Meteora, and Delphi, Greece (2019)
In April 2019, I visited Meteora, Delphi and Athens.
Akagera, Rwanda (2015)
In 2015, I made a trip to Akagera National Park in Rwanda to visit the wildlife.
Ganta, Liberia (2016)
In 2017, I was commissioned to make portraits and documentation of Mina Liberia staff during the construction of the UBA Bank Branch in Ganta, as well as the installation of solar panels at a local school near Ganta.
Accra and Cape Coast Ghana (2016)
In 2016, I visited Elmina Castle in Ghana a major port for the transportation of slaves during the Transatlantic slave trade.
Enugu (2016)
part 1
part 2
I have been exploring Igbo spirituality since 2016. Here, I explore the Igbo spiritualist idea of mmadu na chi ya, meaning the notion of a person and their personal God through a series of self-portraits that also paid homage to Childish Gambino’s 2016 studio album, Awaken my Love (in part 1).
Berlin (2020 – ongoing)
From the Botanical Gardens in Berlin.
Places I go (2016 – ongoing)
Places I go juxtaposes images of springtime in Central Park with images depicting the socio-economic situation in Nigeria, Ghana, and Brazil. Combined, each image tells the story of how different halves of the world live, drawing on the historical and contemporary context of both locations. New York’s Central Park is a symbol of affluence. It invites viewers to imagine how things might have been without colonialism and capitalism. Exhibited at Family of no man, Rencontres d’Arles, 2018.
