Oluwatosin Daniju Photography

Home Is Here And There


Born in the UK to Nigerian parents, it was inevitable that my sense of home has never been set in one place. This set of images is the beginning of a series in which I explore connections with Nigeria without my parents as conduits, as each has now passed, and in which I consider the parallels and divergences between 'home' and 'back home'.

Portrait - reflection of a woman in a pale yellow hijab seen in the rear view mirror of a car, viewed from the back seat. The mirror is framed by the car window, and a roadside background is out of focus.
Portrait - a woman in a pale yellow hijab, seen from behind, looking out into bright sunlight through the barred window of a mosque. On the wall beside her, some lines of Arabic are painted, white on a green circle background.
Still life - a bed made up with only a sheet and pillows, next to a window with net curtains letting in a little daylight. The whole image looks sepia, but is in full colour, and hints of blue and fuchsia can be seen
Portrait - a woman in an ankara outfit sits on a green and black plastic reed mat, head down as she looks at her phone in front of her on the mat. Behind her, part of a mattress, with a floral pattern, can be seen leaning against the wall.
Portrait - a young man & two young women stand on a bridge surrounded by lush greenery, in dappled sunlight falling. They are each wearing a shade of blue, the man a turquoise t-shirt, one women a dark blue hijab, the other, a royal blue abaya.
Portrait - a young man, seen from the waist up, sits 3/4 turned to the camera, arms resting on his legs. He is wearing a striped t-shirt and dark trousers, and gazes calmly into the camera. The backdrop is a floral material.
Portrait - a young woman in a purple khimar, seen from the waist up, stands face on to the camera, smiling. The backdrop is a floral material.
Portrait - three siblings, adolescent and younger, stand close together under a tree in a front yard. The older sister and brother have bowed legs. The older brother has an arm around his younger brother's shoulders, and their sister smiles at them.
Scene - two men stand on the back bumper of a danfo driving along a highway, seen from behind. To the right are parked cars.
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