Pokart waz ereMy project is about imposing; crossing several borders and

forming relationships.

Pokart is a pseudo name derived from a combination of my initials. The ‘waz ere’ is a reference to a popular

contemporary English graffiti culture of which I’m very much subscribed to.

My personal take is that we need to be more lenient on the emphasis of telling “a story of Africa”, and concentrate more

on the process which begets the story. Let Africa be the canvas! It’s one of two things; Africa can be your canvas or

your catalyst and this is what I attempt to convey.These works were made in different cities and locations in

Nigeria, Tchad, Sudan and Ethiopia

I wanted to look at ways to create a 3D effect in my photography, then I came across what is called anaglyphic photography. This is the use of coloured filters to layer two images therefore separating them to feed the left eye and the right eye simultaneously. I also wanted to look at the idea of movement in photography as a form of 3D. So I looked at Eadweard Muybridge.

Muybridge reflections

I decided to work on my Muybridge images as collages, by layering them in the Style of Gilbert and George.

Gilbert and George reflections

I also tried to re-create this effect on Photoshop

Combinations

People have been traveling the seas and far beyond from the beginning of time.Foot, horses, camels, donkeys, carts, boats, Ships, Cars, buses, trains, planes, jets, concords,…

The oldest of these was done on foot.

Each moment taken step by step, absorbing the essence of the the journey whilst reflecting on the goal ahead.

The meditative process involved before commencing on pilgrimage and the beauty of the moments shared in transit with nature.

These images were taken during a 45day road trip from Lagos, Nigeria to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Invisible Borders Photography Project