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Edgar Cleijne — Office Police Precint Lagos Nigeria, 2002
Edgar Cleijne

Office Police Precint Lagos Nigeria, 2002

2002

Edgar Cleijne's photograph documents the interior of a police precinct in Lagos, capturing the everyday institutional spaces and working conditions within Nigeria's law enforcement system. The work is characteristic of Cleijne's documentary approach to photographing African urban environments, presenting an unembellished view of bureaucratic and civic infrastructure. By treating this functional government office as a subject worthy of artistic attention, Cleijne elevates the mundane architectural and social realities of contemporary Lagos to the status of fine art photography.

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Edgar Cleijne, Office Police Precint Lagos Nigeria, 2002, 2002

Edgar Cleijne's photograph documents the interior of a police precinct in Lagos, capturing the everyday institutional spaces and working conditions within Nigeria's law enforcement system. The work is characteristic of Cleijne's documentary approach to photographing African urban environments, presenting an unembellished view of bureaucratic and civic infrastructure. By treating this functional government office as a subject worthy of artistic attention, Cleijne elevates the mundane architectural and social realities of contemporary Lagos to the status of fine art photography.

Year
2002
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Nigerian, Photography, African, Institutional Critique, Dutch Artist, Observational Realism, Documentary, Police Building, Photograph, West African Culture, Documentary Photography, Street Scene, Social Commentary, Urban institutional life, Urban, 21st Century, Lagos Nigeria, Contemporary Art, Nigeria, Institutional, 2002, Architecture, Lagos, 2000s, Contemporary