On movement
Newton’s First Law of motion says a body remains at rest or constantly in motion unless an external force act upon … No, this is not Physics, this is just a series of questions [...]
Tag: Invisible Borders
Life Pulses Through the Quiet Too
Looking out through the window, the land is flat and dry as far as my eyes can see. We are on our way to Sokoto, driving down the jagged road that leads to Kebbi [...]
Body in Transit
Standing here, an image of a moment in my childhood comes to me. I must have been seven or eight, some of us children—both boys and girls—were told to go take our baths in [...]
Who are you, really?
My most prevalent thoughts on this road trip were around identity; the things that inform who others say we are, who we claim to be. In Lokoja, we went up Mount Patti and stood [...]
An Inventory of Thoughts (2)
Lokoja. First act was to wake up to a view of the city. Somewhere behind that view is the confluence of the Rivers Niger and Benue. Some time around 1914, a certain Flora Shaw [...]
Who Will You Meet Along the Way?
Finding scars has not been easy. On this trip, I have seen scars from car accidents, hot water, kerosene explosions and surgeries. There have been a lot of heavy no’s and dismissals hiccuped between [...]
Exploring the Process of Re-learning Bodies
It’s going to be a long process. I have been exploring physical awareness and the process of recognising a new body as your own.Through my photography, I hope to address a few thoughts. What [...]
On collected Stories in the Private Archive Project
In Benin, I met and conversed with two men. Both had one thing in common: they have experienced the Nigerian Civil war of 1967 to 1970. The first was a war veteran, [...]
Verbal Snapshots and other Stories
It’s Day 6 and 314 kilometres have brought us to Benin, the first stop on our road trip. I have passed through Benin many times by road, on my way to Port Harcourt or [...]
Welcome and Join us on “The Borders Within: Trans-Nigerian Road Trip”
As the days draw nearer, we are getting incredibly excited to hit the Road. This year’s Invisible Borders Road Trip – which also happens to be the 6th edition – will focus on Nigeria. [...]