About Olalekan Olafusi

Born 1990, Lagos, Nigeria


Biography

Olalekan Olafusi  is a Documentarian and a visual storyteller who uses creative cinematic elements to put together truthful storylines. His use of various techniques to tell compelling stories has helped bring cultures and societal values ignored or long forgotten to fore. 

His works are described as a body of imaginative instruments channelled to change the narrative on core societal issues. He relentlessly unearths issues, values and cultures that hold the society together especially those that threaten to pull it apart. 

Olalekan Olafusi currently lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria.


Education

2011

B.Sc Technology Education. University of Lagos.


2011

Video Production. Xteam Studios


2017

Canon Mirasha Photography Training. African Artist Foundation

2021

Storytelling Through the Lens. Hector Creative


2021

Arts in Medicine Fellow. GAIMF


Selected Exhibitions

2021

Genometrics
Okunrin Meta Art Gallery
Lagos, Nigeria












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