This exhibition presented the stories of select photographers, filmmakers and protesters who took to the streets of Nigeria in October 2020. Viewers were invited to browse different perspectives of a collective outcry for new approaches to governance. Featured artworks spotlight a selection of experiences during this period, across 17 states in Nigeria. The presentation of these works considered how physical experiences are increasingly communicated, navigated and expanded through online space.
Displayed across 21 digital, interconnected rooms, groupings of the works focused on recurring themes including justice, hashtags and language that described connections facilitated via social media. This approach captured how and why this pivotal moment in Nigerian history must be remembered, through reasons that transcend ethnic lines and state borders. It connected diverse Nigerian citizens who seek and envision change across this nation. In moving forward, and perhaps above all, this selection radiated a strong belief in the transformation that will usher in a New Nigeria.
