Dedicated to the diverse and dynamic people of Lagos, Nigeria – animals, plant and spirit
The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea
Lagos na no man’s land. Nobody own Lagos, na we all get am. Eko o ni baje!
(Lagos is no man’s land. Nobody owns Lagos, we all own Lagos. Lagos will never be destroyed!)
Lagos, the city where nothing works yet everything happens
The city takes its name from the Portuguese word for “lagoon”.
The Portuguese first landed on Lagos Island in the year 1472.
Apparently, they could not come up with a more creative name.
Nor did they think to ask one of the natives for suggestions.
And so the world turns, masked by millions of names, guises, and shifting stories.
It’s been a beautiful thing to watch.
My designs grow complicated.