Amin Abdulrahman
About
Amin Abdulrahman (b.2001) is a London-based, British- Nigerian visual artist working primarily with photography. Their work attempts to explore themes of effervescence, belonging, temporality, and positionality. All of which are explored against a backdrop of navigating the world as a Black individual. They work between Nigeria and the UK, using imagery, print manipulation, and sound.
A practical understanding of relational ethics and mitigation of the violence of the camera lay at the heart of Amin’s work. They accomplish this by adjusting and finding new ways of working to respect the autonomy and humanity of those being photographed, in an effort to move away from photography’s extractive, colonial origins.
They hold a BA in Religion, Philosophy, and Ethics from King’s College London. Amin is currently studying for an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art.
Is Anyone Home deals with the ‘loss’ of my family home sentimentally, as my family gradually
moves from Minna to Abuja, and physically due to the building’s fall into a state disrepair.
Is Anyone Home attempts to recount the history of the family home, colloquially referred to as
‘Shango’ whilst also questioning, who makes home, home?
Having spent most of my life living apart from my extended family, notions of place and family
have always been inseparable for me. The loss of shango and subsequent dispersal of my family
has forced me to question these assumptions. By asking the question “Who makes home,
home” the project interrogates and traverses the emotional distance brought about by
geographic distance and relationships between the two.
The series tries to explore these questions against a backdrop of diasporic identity and coming
of age. It exists as a documentary project, preserving aural and physical histories, safeguarding
them against time. Equally, it seeks to recreate the ineffable feeling of a home that exists only in
my memories, whilst making sense of various new homes and my emerging relation to them.
Is Anyone Home moves between ‘Shango’ the former family home, ‘Uphill’ the current family
home, and various homes in Abuja.
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