Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes

South London Gallery presents Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes, a landmark exhibition exploring themes that connect Lagos and Peckham, such as transnational exchange, a sense of place, and the contemporary metropolis. The exhibition focuses on contemporary practices, like sculpture, installation, photography and film.

Untitled, 1993, Archive of Becoming, 2015–ongoing, courtesy of Lagos Studio Archives (man in glasses).

The exhibition showcases the works of over ten Nigerian and British Nigerian artists including Abdulrazaq Awofeso (b. 1978), Seyi Adelekun (b.1993), Chiizii (b.1995), Ndidi Dike, Victor Ehikhamenor (b.1970), Onyeka Igwe (b.1986), Adeyemi Michael (b.1985), Christopher Obuh (b.1988), Lagos Studio Archives, Emeka Ogboh (b.1977), Temitayo Ogunbiyi (b.1984), Temitayo Shonibare (b.1995), and Yinka Shonibare (b.1962).

Folakunle Oshun, exhibition co-curator, said: “The exhibition explores the idea of ‘pilgrimage’ as a journey to fulfil a specific ritual or intention; in this case, a quest to find and make a new home— reducing the necessity for return—but equally initiating a cycle of sojourns.

Yinka Shonibare, Diary of a Victorian Dandy 14:00 hours, 1998. Courtesy of the artist.

Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes is open for view at South London Gallery until 29th October.