STUDIO ỌRRY
100
Type:Painting
Orientation:Vertical
Medium:Photography, oil paint, embroidery,
and cotton on canvas
Year:2021
Collection:Humans of Lagos
 
Width (in): 48 
Height (in): 36 
Width (cm): 122 
Height (cm): 91 

NA HIM MAMA SEND AM

NA HIM MAMA SEND AM

In a typical Nigerian household one of your jobs was to run errands. Parents often believe they brought you into the world, you must obey and listen to them. So, trust me, you don't want to be frowning or pinching your face when someone asks "who sent you" and a foreign voice responds on your behalf, "na him mama send am," and the air fills with laughter since everyone can see the reluctancy on your face.