LAGOS, NIGERIA • DIGITAL ART
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Sustainability Commitment
Carbon-neutral practice. Prints on recycled materials. Teaches digital skills at Lagos public schools.
Babajide Cole (b. 1998) graduates from Yaba College of Technology in 2025. He grew up in Yaba, where his father ran a computer repair shop. He started making digital art at 14.
His work uses generative algorithms and AR to reinterpret Yoruba iconography. He runs his rendering equipment on solar power.
"I grew up fixing old computers with my dad. Now I use them to make art about where we come from."
The 'Digital Orisha' series puts Yoruba deities into augmented reality. You can walk around them, see them from different angles. I wanted to make something my grandmother could interact with, even if she's never used a computer.
Materials
Solar-powered rendering setup, recycled display hardware, open-source software.
Process
Generative design, 3D sculpting, AR development. 4-8 weeks per major work.
₦2,500,000
Digital print + AR experience, 2024
40 x 60 in (print)
₦1,800,000
Generative digital art, 2025
4K digital file + display
₦1,200,000
Algorithm-generated print, 2024
30 x 30 in