Daniel Obasi

b. 1993 Nigeria
Based in Lagos (Nigeria)

‘Beautiful Resistance is a beautiful way to protest against the systems of power that continue to oppress and make life difficult for young Nigerians, especially minority groups. For the first time in a long time, in October 2020, this generation experienced a unified outcry against the government and its oppressive systems. Everyone put aside their differences, and we all bonded over our shared vision of an ideal Nigeria. It was remarkably beautiful yet sorrowful to experience, because of all the lives lost fighting for that dream.’ 

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Images: Daniel Obasi, Untitled, 2022, from the series Beautiful Resistance © Daniel Obasi 

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