Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar De Carmen / Installation

On the occasion of the 4th edition of Lagos biennale, with the theme Refuge, we take this concept further by investigating the problem of textile waste that travels from the Global North to the Global South disguised as second-hand clothing. As a result of the "Fast fashion" phenomenon, consumption and overproduction of textiles, countries from the Global North send tons of second-hand clothes to African countries. Many of these cheap clothes end up once their short lives are over: on huge dump sites, burnt on open fires, along riverbeds and washed out into the sea, with severe consequences for people and the planet. By creating an installation in the air space, we make a minimal refuge exploring textile architecture through a piece produced with almost 500 second-hand textile material bought at the Katangwa market in Lagos.