The exhibition illustrates how staged portraits in Lagos encapsulated local culture and identity, before modern technologies made high street photo studios obsolete.
John Abe transformed his passion for photography into a thriving studio, capturing generations while blending traditional, pan-African, and Hollywood aesthetics in their portraits.
Karl Ohiri's Lagos Studio Archives seeks to preserve the remnants of a photographic era that has largely been forgotten, documenting significant cultural shifts through surviving negatives.
The destruction of countless film negatives by local photographers highlights the urgent need for projects that can save and curate these vital cultural histories.
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