At what point did you begin channelling your focus into photography and creative direction?
There was one point where I dabbled in many different things. I started off drawing and painting.I always took images on a disposable camera, any time I could afford to buy one, then I took photography at GCSE level. I have always felt the need to express through creating, so I feel in this sense I have always been a creative director.
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How does identity influence your work?
My work is a representation of my own identity. My imagination and past experiences come through as I create colourful escapes. My culture comes through in styling, casting and concepts. My emotions come through in every element. A lot of my recent work has been based on the notion of “belonging”, because belonging is something I rarely feel.
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What’s the best piece of Nigerian slang you’ve ever heard?
The first one that comes to mind is “how far?”. This one left me baffled the first couple of times I was asked it. I was like “what do you mean how far? How far is what?”
"Belonging is something I rarely feel"
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