THE EXTINCTION OF MAKOKO

NAME: THE EXTINCTION OF MAKOKO

MEDIUM: Acrylic On Canvas

SIZE: 3ft by 3ft

DATE: 2025

ARTIST: Ololade Adewusi

STORY: In the quiet waters of Makoko, life is a bright, floating dream.

To the world, it may look like a slum, but to the people on the lagoon, it is a peaceful sanctuary. Here, the ancient rhythm of the paddle meets the soft pastel colors of the stilt houses. It is a busy but calm world where every reflection shows a way of life that has survived for ages. In this home on the water, beauty isn’t about wealth; it’s found in the colorful, steady joy of living as one with the tide. Yet, destruction looms on the horizon.…