Makoko Harbour Series

Title : Makoko Harbour I

Medium : Oil On canvas 

Size : 14 X 11 Inch 

Date : 2018

The Makoko  Harbour slum is considered the Venice of Africa due to its construction on the Lagos Lagoon requiring canoes for transportation. A third of Makoko's community is constructed on stilts above Lagos Lagoon. Makoko slum is located across the 3rd Mainland Bridge in the coastal mainland of Lagos.

The slum began as a fishing village over hundred years ago when fishermen from Benin settled in the reclaimed lagoon from

human debris at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Today, Makoko slum is home to more than 100,000 people, the majority of whom are migrant workers from Western Africa countries trying to make a living in Nigeria Residents in Makoko depend mainly on fishing as the main economic  source of income.

Title : Makoko Harbour II

Medium : Oil On canvas 

Size : 14 X 11 Inch 

Date : 2018

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Title : Makoko Harbour III

Medium : Oil On canvas 

Size : 3 X 3 ft Inch

Date : 2018