Lagos, Nigeria
CNN
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Appreciating cultural heritage and using it to imagine a better future: that’s one of the goals of self-taught photographer and visual artist Ade Okelarin.
Professionally, he goes by the name of “Àsìkò” – the word for “time” or “the moment” in Yoruba, one of the languages in his home country of Nigeria. Drawing on aspects of traditional Yoruba culture has been an important aspect of his creative journey. Through two recent series titled…
