Yomi AyeniColonialism In The Age of SteampunkSteampunk, Victoriana, retro-futurism, or whatever else you may call it, has firm roots in the colonial era, and this was one of the…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Yomi AyeniLife In Self IsolationThe world is grinding to a halt, or put another way — coming to an emergency stop. No one quite knows how long it will last or how to…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Yomi AyeniAll Power To All People(This piece is in response to an article about diversity in art at TTITD)Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019
Yomi AyeniWhat Happened To The Nigerian Dream? (Pt. 7)It’s the penultimate part of my trip, and we are heading to the Ekiti region where my father was born. Although he passed away 10 years…Feb 22, 20192Feb 22, 20192
Yomi AyeniWhat Happened To The Nigerian Dream? (Pt.6)Day 9. I’m staying in Anara, a small town around 25-miles outside Owerri, the state capital. My hotel is off-the-grid, electricity is…Feb 21, 2019Feb 21, 2019
Yomi AyeniWhat Happened To The Nigerian Dream? (Pt. 5)My initial plan for this trip was to visit my mother, see my brothers, and paint the family home, which I had only seen once, but the…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
Yomi AyeniWhat Happened To The Nigerian Dream? (Pt. 4)So far, most of what I have written is from the view of being in the west — Yoruba land. Tomorrow morning, in the name of fairness, I…Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
Yomi AyeniWhat Happened To The Nigerian Dream? (Pt. 3)Day 6 Its my first proper day out in Ibadan, and I notice empty plastic bags everywhere, clogging up gutters, piled up on street corners…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Yomi AyeniWhat Happened To The Nigerian Dream? (Pt. 2)Day Two. A city wide blackout, combined with overnight rainfall has turned Lagos into a flowing refuse dump, as stagnant water from the…Feb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019
