How Lagos Moves

Ugonna-Ora Owoh in a red jacket and red wide-leg trousers on a Lagos kerb, a passer-by blurred in the foreground

There are two words I’ve long used to describe Lagos: beautiful chaos. They may read like an oxymoron, but they are the closest thing the city has to a definition. To understand Lagos, you must first allow that contradiction to settle in your mind. Only then does the city begin to reveal itself, not as […]

Why Artists Keep Returning to Grand-Popo

Performance n:u, Howlihoué: pour ce(ux) qui reste(nt) at the Lọpọ Lọpọ 2026 festival in Grand-Popo, Benin

When Joshua Gbengene visited Grand-Popo for the third time in December 2025, he was simply keeping a distance from work. After months of working nonstop on a series of creative projects, including a pop-up and an installation, the multidisciplinary artist travelled to the coastal town in search of somewhere quiet enough to slow down, clear […]