THE NLELE INSTITUTE WORKSHOP UPDATE FIRST QUARTER (2017) Critical Text Writing workshops (continuation from 2016 series). Date: 20th – 24th March, 2017. Hidden In Between Lines: A workshop on Copy Rights. Date: 27th – 31st March, 2017 SECOND QUARTER (2017) The Studio As The Artists Creative Citadel. Date: 19th – 23rd June, 2017 Navigating A […]
Beyond The Image – A Critical Text Writi
BEYOND THE IMAGE A CRITICAL TEXT WRITING WORKSHOP Artist statements and motivation notes (or letters) for various kinds of portfolio reviews and entries into artistic and curatorial projects are critical to the development of photographers who intend to push their careers further. These items act as a cap to the finished work of art […]
Spaces of Displacement. Negotiations of ...
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Lacobriga, Lagos, Eko, Gidi – Wetin Be L
Workshop/Course Title: LACOBRIGA, LAGOS, EKO, GIDI – WETIN BE LAGOS? Duration: JUNE 22ND – 26TH, 2015 (10.00am – 4.00pm Daily) Venue: Goethe Institut, Catholic Mission Street, Marina – Lagos. Originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of Yorubas in the area presently known as Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island. Conquered by the […]
The Nlele Institute Photography Workshop
Workshop/Course Title: LACOBRIGA, LAGOS, EKO, GIDI – WETIN BE LAGOS? Duration: JUNE 22ND – 26TH, 2015 (10.00am – 4.00pm Daily) Venue: Goethe Institut, Catholic Mission Street, Marina – Lagos. Originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of Yorubas in the area presently known as Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island. Conquered by the […]
Time Factor – A Factor Of Time A Photogr
[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”11″] It is said that some objects last longer than others. They find a way of persisting longer. But there is philosophical disagreement about how to understand persistence – which is a factor of time. Objects considered four-dimensionally are said to persist by perdurring rather than enduring – in relation to time factor. […]
On “Quick Sand” We Stand – A Photography
Quicksand is a colloquial term that refers to loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything resting on or falling into it. It can be a bad or dangerous situation from which it is hard to escape. Photography in history has always witnessed situations analogous to this term and has been […]
“Are You A Learner?” Part II
[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”6″] In continuation of the ongoing conversation on the notion of representation and identity, the workshop – Are You A Learner, returns with more critical insights and discussions on various post colonial assumptions and imperative that have dominated the artistic and cultural milieu. With the idea of a true African identity in mind, the […]
“Are You A Learner?” Part I
“Are You A Learner” is a well-known Lagos/Nigerian street slang that is suggestive of an impression on the sight – a performance, simulation or pretense. It connotes an act of representation or misrepresentation in some sort. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”5″] This indigenous slang brings to the fore the complicated and vast meaning of representation. But it is […]