On Thursday, May 7, Deichman Bjørvika will open the screening of Karima Ashadu’s video work "Machine Boys" (2024). The screening begins when the library opens.

Karimah Ashadu is a British-born Nigerian Artist and Film Director living and working between Hamburg and Lagos. Ashadu’s practice is concerned with labour, patriarchy and notions of independence pertaining to the socio-economic and socio-cultural

“Machine Boys” explores the informal economy of motorcycle taxis – colloquially known as “Okada”, in the mega-city of Lagos. Banned a few years ago due to the government’s inability to regulate the industry, the work portrays a hardy group of bikers who continue this illegal work, seeking to attain financial autonomy and independence. In Machine Boys Ashadu dwells on the consequences of this ban, meanwhile portraying

“Machine Boys” will be on display on the 4th level of Deichman Bjørvika in the section for foreign literature.