Participating Artists Press Agency
“Lagos Lab”
Wednesday 9th of October 2024 – page 1
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
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Two new photographers joined us today. Andrew and Adolphus. We went out with the seven of us to the Bus station. The place where the area boys, the unofficial owners…
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The photographer is Tuoyo, picturing a mobile businessman. The business man on the left is Toye Gbade. Tuoyo works as a free lance photojournalist. Toye works in a publishing company…
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The web designer chose a nice empty wall to advertise his craft.…
Eremina Jumbo –
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A sea of street hawkers and vehicles, every hawker trying to sell their goods ranging from books to toys etc. Sometimes people leave their homes with money in anticipation of…
Tuoyo Omagba –
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This community is where Okada men (commercial bike riders), water sellers and all come to cool off at night after a hard days work.
There’s a lot of noise here…
Toye Gbade –
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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 –
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passion and craft on the street, my collegue Tuoyo recording a street businessman…
Israel Ophori –
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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 –
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A green flower plant struggling to survive in a mechanic workshop…
Andrew Esiebo –
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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 –
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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 –
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A bullion van just enters into the frame of this image of Cathedral Church in Marina Lagos. This armoured van is a potent sign of authority an ‘Hidden Forces’ such…
Adolphus Opara –
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The engineers (car mechanics) on Military St, Onikan, have painted the wall in the colors of the Nigerian flag. They put up hooks for their clothes to hang on whilst…
Folarin Shasanya –
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You can receive the service in the street or invite the craftsman into your home. ‘Northern Nigerians doing pedicures and manicures for the public without knowing the danger of distributing…
Israel Ophori –
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You can read this on several houses in our street. It tells the story of a deceased person with many children who cannot agree on the legacy. To prefend one…
Lino Hellings –
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The notice has been placed on a power pole. In the advert a person is looking for a cleaner, a salesgirl. The first test is it to read the notice…
Tuoyo Omagba –
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My source of income being a street tailor. I make a musical rythm with my scissors to attrack customers while walking. You can invite me in your house…
Israel Ophori –
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A lot of the life in Lagos is performed in the streets. In the West it is considered inappropriate and it is even forbidden. Here there is a wide variety…
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Frustrated travelers standing in wait for their vehicles to get to where they are due to severe hold up along the major link route (at Ore , Lagos-Benin route) connecting the…
Tuoyo Omagba –
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It is the tradition here to place a keg (a small barrel of about 30 gallons) on a vehicle to show that it is for sale. Such a keg would…
Toye Gbade –
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Some plants and a notice on a piece of plywood. This way you can open up several shops and businesses at the same time. …
Lino Hellings –
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The woodworkers situated on Boyle St, Onikan, leave a sample door and ladder propped up against a defunct telephone pole to advertise their trade.…
Folarin Shasanya –
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Ramadan and it’s prayer time. These devout people have carved out a little road-side space near their place of business to pray. Note they have a clock to remind them…
Toye Gbade –
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