Themed, Boundaries of Reason, the fifth Abuja Photo Festival seeks to find grounds in the middle between worlds of extreme political and social views. The aim of the festival is to seek ways that photographers can bridge the divide in the world through images.
As the organizers of the festival rightfully stated:
“Today’s world is largely driven by binary thinking informed by tightly held extreme opinions. But how can lens based artist through photography help us find common ground for mutual understanding? This year’s theme is an attempt to interrogate the concept of individual absoluteness. Inspired by the avalanche of subjective arguments and propagated self-truth as public convictions, it is therefore critical for artists to draw a reminder to the concept of individual subjectivity and to amplify the notion of one sidedness in every voiced opinion.”
The five-day-long event will feature panel sessions with over a dozen photographers lined up to speak and exhibitions featuring images from 20 different photographers. The festival will feature Workshops, Masterclasses, a Photo Walk, Portfolio Review Sessions, and Exhibitions.
The festival started in 2017 and has served as an event that empowers young creatives to use imagery as a tool for social change while connecting them to a diverse global audience through exhibitions, masterclasses, artists’ reviews, and workshops at the annual photo festival and other year-round artistic opportunities.
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