WORK

Information about the work from the Smithsonian curator and Ogboh can be found here.

An interview with Ogboh explaining this work can be found here.

In Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi's Article, Emeka Ogboh's Experimental Videos and Soundscapes of Lagos, Ogboh explains that, "My experimental videos are abstract "time-based" paintings of Lagos. The city has been documented mainly through paintings, such as of market scenes, street scenes, skylines, bus parks, as well as of the inner city. Lagos has also been variously documented through photography. The paintings are either impressionistic or realistic interpretations. But they always present a singular view of Lagos, shorn of the city's legendary complexity. They are static, and hang on walls in art galleries or in people's homes. As an artist working with digital media, I love these paintings but cannot connect to their static quality. Nonetheless, they have provided a point of departure for me to use video to explore Lagos differently. The Fractal Scapes are "mirror effect" experimental videos. When exported frame to frame, the still images are reminiscent of the impressionist paintings of Lagos. I then introduce sound to create an audio-visual narration of the city. The video experiments are elemental but possess an abstract quality that I think points to the chaotic nature of Lagos. The Fractal Scapes address the complex nature of Lagos, a city that is navigable via multiple points of entry and departure."