Alternative Urbanism: The Self-Organized Markets of Lagos presents an immersive experience of the activities of three specialist markets from Lagos, Nigeria. These markets operate as factories processing “waste” or “end-of-life” items from industrialised economies. They showcase the principle of circularity prevalent in African cities through iterative self-organized initiatives. These initiatives tend to be foreign to their host environments and not structured by the state. However, they coexist with, and in some cases re-appropriate these urban fabrics. As such, they speak to the realities enabling the African city to function in modernity.
Participants
OSHINOWO STUDIO
LAGOS, NIGERIA
Tosin Oshinowo, Lagos, Nigeria, 1980. Lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria, and Internationally.
Authorial Collaborators
Rem Koolhaas
Technical Collaborators
Olarenwaju Ali (photography); Kachi Benson (film); Andrew Eseibo (photography); Amanda Iheme (photography); Nengi Nelson (photography)
Team
Oshinowo Studio: Tosin Oshinowo (Research, Mapping, and Exhibition Design), Chiagozie Ohaleta (Research), Abdulakeem Yusuff (Mapping and Exhibition Design), Bashir Kareem (Mapping and Coordination), Fawazat Gbajumo (Mapping), Anna Reverdy (Coordination), Esan Seun (Tapestry), Chidi David (Digital Fabric Printing); JB Multimedia Group: Kachi Benson (Director), Motheo Moeng (Director of Photography), Timothy Benson (Assistant Cameraman), Emmanuel Bassey (Assistant Cameraman), Idowu Aremu (Fixer)
Thanks
Nigerian Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Office of the Special Adviser eGIS & Urban Development, Lagos State of Nigeria; Harvard University, Loeb Fellowship, Graduate School of Design; Super Katangwa Traders Association; Computer Village Market Management Board; Ladipo Central Executives Auto Dealers Association; Lagos Biennial; Mpho Matsipa; Beatrice Galilee; Victor Ehikamenor
Supporters
A.G. Leventis Foundation; Kavita Chelleram / Ko Gallery; OAB Foundation; TAFETA; CAP PLC Nigeria; IRON CAPITAL; Sencillo Lagos; Yvonne Fasinro; Lekan Akinkanmi; Niyi Adenubi
