If Found Please Return to Lagos

In what position do African emigrants in Europe find themselves today? The Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh (b. 1977) addresses this question in his new publication, which is being published in conjunction with his first big solo exhibition.His work deals intensively with the topic of immigration and his own experiences of this. He does this by connecting peoples and places with tastes and sounds. As a sound and installation artist, he is best known for his soundscapes of life in Lagos.For his exhibition at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, he also produced numerous site-related works concentrating on the sense of taste and, for example, brewed a version of the meanwhile legendary beer Sufferhead Original. The artist consequently manages to create a picture of a cosmopolitan society that deals self-confidently with roots, influences, and spaces in-between.Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Emeka Ogboh: If Found Please Return to Lagos at Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (11 November 2017 - 4 February 2018).English and German text.