DAVID OLAYIDE
David Olayide is a Nigerian lens-based artist whose practice explores the intersections of cultural identity, and environmental sustainability. Through conceptual and documentary approaches, his work creates spaces for transformative dialogue between individuals, communities, and the world around them.
ARTISTIS STATEMENT
The “No Desire For Dust” project is a visual exploration of humanity’s intricate relationship with waste and its impact on our environment, reimagined through an artistic lens rooted in Afrofuturism and traditional African culture. Through carefully crafted imagery, “No Desire For Dust” questions the destructive cycles of consumption and disposal while offering an alternative narrative of resilience and transformation within cultural and environmental frameworks in Africa.
- NIGERIA
