Floating School
Iwan Baan’s series of photographs called, “52 Cities, 52 Weeks: Floating School illustrates the resilience of a fishing village of a pulpous slum area of Lagos, Nigeria called, Makoko (Guardian). The Nigerian government claimed that the homes on stilts had become unsafe, then ordered the homes to be demolished because of the “…heavy rains and rising sea levels…” that have reeked havoc on the community for decades (Guardian). Between the innovation of the architect of the floating boat, Kunle’ Adeyemi and the photography skills of Iwan Baan, the world became aware of the mistreat of Makoko Villagers.
In fact, the government only gave 72 hours notice before demolishing homes (Guardian). No government should be able to force someone out of their home without thirty-day notice. Many of the villagers did not have the resources to find a new home, therefore some were forced to live on their tiny fishing boats (“Poor”). A Nigerian architect by the name of Kunle’ Adeyemi came up with a prototype …show more content…
The image illustrates the hard work and dedication of the people of Makoko who continually put forth toil into making their fishing village better after the government tore down a large portion of their homes. The first thing that draws the eye of the viewer is the hundreds of pylons that stick up out of the lagoon like grave markers of the old rickety shacks that once rested on top of them. The eye is then lured toward the man who is wearing a dark red shirt who is swinging an ax with a wooden handle that is the same color of the wood pylons that he is trying to break up for removal. In the foreground of the image, a young man who is shirtless holds the bow of a homemade fishing boat that is carrying debris from the lagoon. The brightest color in the picture is the blue roof on the three story triangular floating school, as if, a beacon of hope for their
Iwan Baan’s series of photographs called, “52 Cities, 52 Weeks: Floating School illustrates the resilience of a fishing village of a pulpous slum area of Lagos, Nigeria called, Makoko (Guardian). The Nigerian government claimed that the homes on stilts had become unsafe, then ordered the homes to be demolished because of the “…heavy rains and rising sea levels…” that have reeked havoc on the community for decades (Guardian). Between the innovation of the architect of the floating boat, Kunle’ Adeyemi and the photography skills of Iwan Baan, the world became aware of the mistreat of Makoko Villagers.
In fact, the government only gave 72 hours notice before demolishing homes (Guardian). No government should be able to force someone out of their home without thirty-day notice. Many of the villagers did not have the resources to find a new home, therefore some were forced to live on their tiny fishing boats (“Poor”). A Nigerian architect by the name of Kunle’ Adeyemi came up with a prototype …show more content…
The image illustrates the hard work and dedication of the people of Makoko who continually put forth toil into making their fishing village better after the government tore down a large portion of their homes. The first thing that draws the eye of the viewer is the hundreds of pylons that stick up out of the lagoon like grave markers of the old rickety shacks that once rested on top of them. The eye is then lured toward the man who is wearing a dark red shirt who is swinging an ax with a wooden handle that is the same color of the wood pylons that he is trying to break up for removal. In the foreground of the image, a young man who is shirtless holds the bow of a homemade fishing boat that is carrying debris from the lagoon. The brightest color in the picture is the blue roof on the three story triangular floating school, as if, a beacon of hope for their