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My art is rooted in the use of discarded materials like motorcycle tanks, brake pads, car struts, bolts, nuts, and electric generator parts, all of which symbolize the visible signs of infrastructural decay in Nigeria.

— Dotun Popoola

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Everything you see in the sculpture, it’s about bringing out the beauty of Blackness. Women create our life, they give us life and they make life meaningful to us.

Art is a language that I have always understood from childhood. I have used it to communicate so many values to the world. Being an artist has also afforded me an opportunity to inspire people and live a life that is fulfilling.

Popoola describes himself as “always on the move searching for new ideas, blending training in different forms of art from different schools and studios; different techniques and cultures, in order to create a unique form of art.

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