FOUR STARS
"Co-curated by Folakunle Oshun, founder and director of the Lagos Biennial, the show explores the profound relationship between Nigeria and the UK, honing in on the sizeable Nigerian community living in South London (particularly Peckham, known as ‘Little Lagos’ to its locals). Despite its specificity, the exhibition endeavours to showcase Nigeria and its diaspora’s multifaceted experiences with the city.
In Avalanche of Calm (2022) by Lagos-born artist Abdulrazaq Awofeso, several wooden figures of different sizes litter the floor of one of the exhibition rooms, as painted wooden clouds dangle from the ceiling. Awofeso made the artwork soon after arriving in the UK from Lagos, highlighting how individuals merge into the masses in megacities, but reminiscent too of the isolation it’s possible to feel among so many strangers."
