TOYOSI FARIDAH KEKERE-EKUN's INDUCTION!

INDUCTION

 

The 20 piece photo exhibition was held at the omenka gallery in Ikoyi on February 23^rd. the photographer Toyosi Faridah Kekere Ekun had been working on this project for over a year. She was inspired by a tragedy that occurred in her life in 2012 when she lost a dear friend. This was a artistic impression of what she went through emotionally and a  sort of induction into what life truly is and its impact when it hits you. The pieces were truly profound, deep and utterly beautiful; one would know that this must have come from a dark, confused place or a place of deep sorrow and sadness.

But she came full circle and presented us with great pieces that are well worth it. I was happy to see people snagging up a few pieces barely an hour into the exhibition. I was thoroughly enjoying a piece named “her” when I heard someone behind me say “that one, yes, I want that one” and that was it. Sold!

The female model in the pictures is UJU, a known face in the Nigerian modeling world and she was simply amazing and so full of expressions but in the subtlest of ways. There was a shot called asphyxia; in it, the model is being choked and force fed water. It’s a hard shot to capture so she must have done that severally to achieve the perfect shot.

Congratulations on a successful exhibition Toyosi and we certainly hope to see more!

I am sorry I couldn’t take pictures to show you because of intellectual property and so on but if you have time, the exhibition  can be viewed at her studio in Victoria Island, it's worth a view!