Emeka Okereke

Photographer, Filmmaker, Writer, Visual Artist

www.emekaokereke.com

Aimless Walk: Excerpt from an on-going series

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Location: Lagos and Berlin

Nationality: Nigerian

Biography: Emeka Okereke is a Nigerian visual artist and writer who lives and works between Lagos and Berlin, moving from one to the other on a frequent basis. A past member of the renowned Nigerian photography collective Depth of Field (DOF), he holds a... MORE

Aimless Walk: Excerpt from an on-going series

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Aimless Walk: Excerpt from an on-going series

Updated Apr 2022

Topics Arts, Borders, Conceptual, Culture, Documentary, Photography, Travel, World

On certain days, public spaces in Berlin take on the form of still-life. This is truer in my neighbourhood of Neükolln where lives easily retreat into the private confines of family homes. The atmosphere becomes somewhat ghostly, leaving, as a facade, remnants of human gestures. At times uncanny, other times colourful. You can only see them if you allow yourself the luxury of an aimless walk.