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Portraits I took of guests at @datinginlagos25 . Live this Sunday @ngbritisharts . Come through, ticket link in bio

Day 1 of @datinginlagos25 at @amahstudios Performance artist: @thequeenmikayla Dress: @vicnateng Scents: @aurora_wicks Come see today from 12 noon - 7pm!

Some stories stay with you. 💛 A guest from our first day told me @datinginlagos25 felt like the softness in the middle of all the chaos, like the tender moments hiding in every chapter of his favorite fantasy novel. The final show for 2025 is this Sunday, 12–6 PM at the British Council. Come feel that tenderness for yourself. Tickets link in bio.

In a world that never pauses This is your invitation to rest Join us for an evening of stillness, nature, and reflection as we reconnect with the earth and with ourselves. A Collaboration with Lufasi Nature Park Time: 6 pm Venue: Lufasi Nature Park, Lekki- Epe Expressway, Lagos See you there!!! #EarthHour #RestInNature #SinmiBench #Lufasi

We gathered, we rested, we listened. The Sinmi Bench soft launch at @lufasipark . Our love and best wishes to everyone who was present. Thank you for being part of the journey ✨🌿 If you’re tired, this space was made for you. Come rest with us at the Sinmi bench in @lufasipark

Hello friends- So excited to share with you my first public art installation : The Sinmi Bench @sinmi_thebenchproject a project born out of the lanternartspacefellowship in 2024 sponsored by @goetheinstitut_nigeria and @thesaharacentre . My first here in Africa-in Nigeria!! Gratitude for our funders and to all team members of Sinmi Bench Collective , especially @lolateru_ @nenziluv We believe REST is your birth right and that line is in the foundational poem I wrote for the project : The Sinmi Invitation “. Thank you all of the amazing folks who were able to attend our soft launch of the bench Nov 22,2025. More to come in 2026. Official pics to follow soon! We are grateful to our partner @lufasipark for being the perfect location for our maiden bench. There will collaborations, art activations & more in the New Year! If you want to experience our bench it’s there in @lufasipark a stone throw from the kiosk and social area right when you enter the park on your right! I am a proud @nigerwiveslagos and @awc_lagos member grateful for this beautiful country of #nigeria . Show us how you’re at by using #sinmixlufasi Thank you @oadebo2025 @janineadebo for documentary support for this short video! Happy holidays!! #poetofinstagram #sinmixlufasi #zimbabwean #publicartist #lagosnigeria🇳🇬 #lufasiparklekki #restisyourbirthright #artistsoninstagram #creativecollaboration #panafricanism #art#sinmibenchproject#motherartist #locsarebeautiful #sustainablymade #yoruba#culturaldiplomacy #globalartist

When I asked that people share the music that they have given or received in the name of love - I wasn’t expecting that making the show would be my own personal reckoning with the reality of the worlds I have poured into and shaped with music. My most vulnerable show till date and it is completely yours this Thursday 20th November 2025. 1PM WAT and 12PM GMT To everyone who contributed a song or a memory - I want to thank you for sharing a piece of your heart with me and I hope you love the show as much as I enjoyed making it. Link to listen is Oroko.live Thank you to my co-dreamers @lolateru_ @ms.sule_ for saying yes to all my ideas, y’all made this second half of the year worth being alive for.

@datinginlagos25 started from a conversation between @lolateru_ and me, about how this city shapes us, how no one wants to be caught with feelings, how mistakes feel heavier, and how survival sometimes gets in the way of tenderness. We started to notice how these things show up in interactions in this city, how we flirt, pull away, pretend not to care, or love quietly so it doesn’t look like weakness. We wanted to create something soft. An exhibition of the tenderness that still manages to exist here, in the way we keep trying to love even when it hurts. Something that lets people breathe for a second and remember they’re not alone. I knew @joydragger was the only person who could curate this the way we were seeing it, with her hilarious yearly dating reviews and her earnestness, no matter what Lagos throws at her. From space curation to building the perfect sound, producing every part of this has been intentional. I’m in awe of myself and so proud of what we’ve built, and of everyone who’s shown up for it. The final Dating in Lagos show for the year is this Sunday, 12–6 PM at the British Council. Come experience the softness we made for you💘 (Last photo because sometimes I forget I do hard things so I got it tattooed.)

When people ask me how I am able to do all the things I want to do - I often laugh and tell them of how much faith my friends have in me that it almost borders delusion. The people who see me and decide that my capacity for a thing outweighs the blocks that exist and I too start to believe against all odds. @ms.sule_ @lolateru_ looked at me and said “you fit run am” and run I did! This is the second exhibition I am curating this year and what a privilege it is to be able to stand within the vision that Lola and Mariam had as curator (vibe setter if you ask me) @datinginlagos25 opened yesterday and it was nothing short of amazing. It’s open today from 12pm - 6pm If you’d like to see it - ticket link is in my bio

When the lights go down and the crowd thins out, this is what I hope stays with you. I hope you become a little softer in your connections and hold space for those who’ve hurt you, because this city is happening to us all. Come be still with me @datinginlagos25 , a multi-sensory art exhibition exploring how we love, lose, and find connection in this city through installation, photography, sound, scent, and performance. Live Oct 31 & Nov 1, @amahstudios . Tickets link in bio. #artexhibitioninlagos #whattodoinlagos

Making the art, not so easy but we move. Now you see talking about it? Crazy work! I did my best, lovelies. Please come see the real thing — Oct 31 & Nov 1 at @amahstudios ❤️ Ticket link in bio

In this city, love wears a new skin. Come see what it looks like on you. Dating in Lagos, a multi-sensory art exhibition, Oct 31 & Nov 1 at Amah Studio. Tickets link in bio.