Stripped Bare (VIII)

2004
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C-Prints
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50x80cm
Tier 2
City & Land
© Otobong Nkanga
This image depicts an unfinished structure with exposed brown bricks and overgrown vegetation surrounding it.

A single zinc metal roofing sheet is sloped against one of the walls, suggesting that construction may have been halted or that the building is in a state of disrepair. The building appears to have an open archway, but no doors or windows, further emphasizing its incomplete nature. In the background, there is a hill with sparse vegetation. The foreground is cluttered with what appears to be remnants of construction material, possibly bricks or rubble, scattered amongst the tall grass. The overall scene is one of abandonment and nature slowly reclaiming the constructed space.

Otobong Nkanga

Nigeria
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1974

Otobong Nkanga

Nigeria
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1974
Otobong Nkanga