Lagos Commercial Bus on Queue
The iconic scene that has become notorious in Lagos’ main roads. Demola captures the ‘heaving mass’ at the height of the rush hour. The Danfo buses give Lagos its unique character with their ever vociferous and dramatic conductors who are often intermediaries between the driver and the passengers. The Danfo bus also, metaphorically, represents a […]
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Damola Adepoju
Lagos, Nigeria
Damola Adepoju was born on 23 September 1975 in Lagos. He enrolled at the Institute of Textile Technology, Art and Design graduating with a diploma in Art (1998). He later proceeded to Lagos State Polytechnic where he received an OND (2006) and HND in (2011). He is an established member of the Society of Nigerian […]
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35.5" x 25"
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1962
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The iconic scene that has become notorious in Lagos’ main roads. Demola captures the ‘heaving mass’ at the height of the rush hour. The Danfo buses give Lagos its unique character with their ever vociferous and dramatic conductors who are often intermediaries between the driver and the passengers. The Danfo bus also, metaphorically, represents a social platform in transit where citizens ponder the inconsistencies in the polity of the country.
