Abass Kelani was born 1979 in Nigeria and studied painting at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, graduating in 2007. Using a variety of archival methods and materials, Kelani’s art is highly personal and nostalgic, and probes the shared history and character of man and machines. He comments on the alienation of the worker and life in West Africa through a wide range of media, and in doing so, he depicts an interpretation of the past, present and future for those from his community. His art shows his deeply inquisitive mind.