Qudus Onikeku is always a fascinating person to converse with. He often claims he isn’t an activist but following him on social media tells a completely different story. Qudus is certainly one of Nigeria’s great dance exports but what i particularly love about his work is how he is constantly seeking to contextualise dance […]
Victor Ehikhamenor has to be one of the most dynamic and prolific visual artists i have gotten the opportunity to get close to. And i almost forgot very stylish too. Victor is a painter, sculptor,photographer,writer and satirist. His work has been known and characterised by his large scale labyrinths which has been described in […]
So as a lover of all things art and culture, i thought it was time to have a go at a video interview series and thus Culture Diaries was born. I have only been able to shoot six episodes as a pilot season but touch wood i will get the resources i need to […]
It isn’t very often that you see the city of Lagos void of it’s kaleidoscope of colours, extracted from the noise and yet steeped in poetry and rhythm. It sounds like the stuff of post apocalyptic zombie films. But photographer Logor Oluwamuyiwa or Logor as he is popularly known came to prominence through his […]
By Tahirah A When I got the hardcover copy of Aminatta Forna’s most recent novel,The Memory of Love, it came highly recommended, not because it had just won one award and was shortlisted for another, but because I was promised that the story would move me. It did not disappoint. She has created a book […]
By Tahirah A I first heard of Teju Cole at the Farafina writers workshop held five months ago in Lagos. Oddly, his name came up when Binyavanga Wainaina was critiquing a story I had written and he asked me what I was trying to accomplish. I gave a garbled unsatisfactory answer and he listened […]
By Wana Udobang and Winnie Awa For many years I have been fascinated by Nnenna Okore’s art works; massive yet delicate installation pieces, at times fluid and floaty and at other times static and imposing. Watching the metaphors she conjures from woven and strewn together pages of paper making somewhat epic wall pieces have […]
A few weeks ago photographer and playwrite Zainabu Jallo exhibited her series of photographs as part of a commemoration of International Women’s Day. The exhibition titled ‘My Street Economics’ curated by Adenrele Sonariwo ran from the 8th-22nd of March at Rele gallery in Onikan. I got the opportunity to interview the artist. This interview was […]
Just a year ago my dear friend Nkiru had her first child Didi who also happens to be visually impaired. Beyond Didi being the most gorgeous child ever, i have watched my friend grow into a phenomenal human being. Today is Nkiru’s birthday so i decided to post a recording of the interview we […]
As a culture fiend, I often encounter some really incredible talent. Either watching some play, attending some of those small intimate gigs or watching a really cool short film on the internet. I also realised they barely ever get anything close to the attention they deserve. So in one of my many brain wave moments, […]