Hakeem Salaam, the Nigerian photographer, has held an exhibition in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state
The exhibition, themed ‘Transient Spaces’, was held at his Whyte Project Photography Institute on Totoro Road.
It featured the works of artists like Ilan Godfrey, Emeka Mbaebie, Big H, and Adolphus Opara.
With his own photos, Salaam took the audience on a visual journey of the conflict in northern Nigeria and the internally displaced peoples (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, where women and children are the most affected.
Adolphus told a tale of displacement as necessitated by global warming largely caused by man’s insensitivity to his environment and its subsequent adverse effects in a largely populated megacity like Lagos.
On his part, Emeka explored the differences in human behaviour with a set of portraits that shows the personality of the individuals as revealed by their avatars.
Also speaking, Big H, with less contrasted black and white images, idolised resilient women he has come to know who have stood strong amidst chaos in their lives.
Salaam and Adolphus’ projects have a common denominator, man’s direct or indirect cruelty to man.
See the photos below:
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