"Art Report: This exhibition features a series of portraits based on characters observed and encountered on two roads (Broad Street in Birmingham, UK and Lagos, Nigeria). What is the significance of depicting both realities?
Abdulrazaq Awofeso: Esho; is my go-to guy whenever I go to buy from the market in Broad Street Lagos. Anything you seek within that vicinity he can get for you. He's like a middleman between people who are unable to navigate or scan through the market may be due to the amount of time involved. So, he saves you time.
Subham; is an Iranian guy whom I met on the ub40 seat on Broad Street, Birmingham. He told me how he embarked on a treacherous journey from Iran to Turkey and then to the UK due to religious persecution.
AR: How do you want your work to be received by the masses? How do you want to shape the mindset of your audience?
AA: I'll allow the audience to engage with the work how they see fit."
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