Daniel Obasi: Visualising Lagos

Crafting a new vision for Nigerian style with art director, photographer, and stylist Daniel Obasi.

Homecoming Voices: Daniel Obasi (2019)Original Source: Homecoming Festival

Meet art director, photographer and stylist Daniel Obasi who is crafting a new vision for Nigerian style.

Daniel Obasi (2019) by @deeds_artOriginal Source: Homecoming Festival

Daniel Obasi is an art director, photographer and stylist based in Lagos. His work tends to be characterised by a certain idealism given to Afrocentric concepts; whimsical, soft yet powerfully contrasting with sharp silhouettes, colours and stories. He explores subject matter like sexuality, masculinity, beauty, cultural symbolism, Afrocentric fantasy and human relations.

Here Daniel Obasi tells us why Lagos is so exciting

Store holder (2019)Original Source: Homecoming Festival

Tell us about the creative scene in Lagos
The creative scene here is very beautiful, it’s kind of young as well. People are coming into their element and trying to make something for ourselves.

Friends (2019)Original Source: Homecoming Festival

What is unique about the creative landscape here in Nigeria?
A lot of us our self taught – I think that’s key to the creative scene here. You see a lot of young people going out of their way to learn by themselves.

Man at concert (2019)Original Source: Homecoming Festival

What might surprise people about Lagos?
Lagos is a very energetic and bustling city where you can discover anything. And people discover themselves in Lagos in a very beautiful way.

Lagos from above (2019)Original Source: Homecoming Festival

"You can never prepare or plan what to be in Lagos. Living in Lagos, helps shape you.”

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Founded in 2017, Homecoming is an annual festival of cultural exchange between Africa and the world. Held in Lagos, Nigeria, Homecoming puts a spotlight on African talent – from its up and comers to its biggest stars in Music, Fashion, Art, and Culture. Beyond the annual festival moment, Homecoming focuses its efforts on uniting a global community of musicians, artists, designers and creatives, through collaborations and partnerships between these trailblazers and international brands, institutions and thought leaders.


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Homecoming thanks Daniel Obasi for his involvement in making this exhibit happen!

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