#087 - Summer Camp - Seth Pimentel
#087 - Summer Camp - Seth Pimentel
Summer Camp 2022
Destination: Lagos, Nigeria.
Date: 5 September - 11 September, 2022
About Seth Pimentel
Through the merging of graffiti, contemporary art, and illustration, Seth Pimentel is pushing the boundaries of classic portraiture. As an artist from Johannesburg, South. Africa, he is addressing themes of identity, mental health and modern life in the digital age, using his creative process to share his experiences in post-colonial South Africa.
You can find more work from Seth on his Instagram: @african_ginger
Destination: Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos is one of the fastest grown cities in Africa, and if you look at the hustle and bustle all around the capital, it is no wonder. With its cultural export going worldwide in music, art and fashion, the city of Lagos makes for the perfect location to strike down for our fourth annual Jaunt Summer Camp.
Together with our host Nordic Hotels Nigeria we are looking forward to get to know Lagos. Learn more about Nordic Hotels: www.nordichotelsnigeria.com
Details about the print
Dimensions: ± 50 x 70 cm
Medium: three colours silkscreen print, deckled edges on top and bottom
Edition: edition of 50, signed and numbered by the artist
Available original artworks…
This is only a selection of orginal works available from Seth Pimentel, for the complete overview, please visit our ‘Original works’ page.
A little word by Seth Pimentel
“I personally thrive and get a lot of inspiration from meeting new artists and surrounding myself with art, and this trip was a perfect example of that. Traveling around Lagos and interacting with different artists and art works was the most vital part of this trip for me. It was so refreshing to be around other amazing artists and gain inspiration from their work and techniques. Being able to work together with Bisco Smith was like a dream come true, as I’ve been following and admiring his work for years. It was a pleasure to find out that Bisco was a down to earth and genuine dude. I felt we connected really well as artists and as friends and I’m forever grateful for that encounter.
Ahead of this trip I set a few goals for myself. I wanted to grow as an artist and a person, and learn more about myself and my ability to create on the fly. I’m very happy to come away with being able to handle working on a large body of work in a limited amount of time. Really putting my head down, and focusing on the work. The result of that focus was a series of works on paper and this mural for which I created a Neo-afro-futuristic portrait.
This artwork is my ode to Nigeria, celebrating the Nigerian heritage while embracing the future at the same time. The portrait is mixed with my own recreation of an ancient Benin mask. I incorporate masks more often in my work, referring to the separation of self. I’ve been so accustomed to working from a Eurocentric narrative, that I realized now, being in Nigeria, that I forgot all about the African route. Having spent my time here now, I felt a certain pull to the Nigerian heritage and history of Benin masks. Hereby connecting the themes of my own work as a South African artist into a Nigerian context.”
Travel Diary
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