A Tire never dies: pneumacity lagos

A Tire Never Dies: Pneumacity Lagos is a long-term visual project exploring what happens to tyres in Lagos after they leave the vehicle. In a city shaped by constant movement, tyres continue to circulate — repaired, reused, repurposed, and transformed through everyday labour.

Moving between roadside vulcanizers, informal collection points, and industrial sites, the project examines how materials often considered waste assume new roles and meanings. In Lagos, reuse is not a concept but a lived reality.

The project forms part of the broader Pneuma-city research initiative, funded by the British Academy through the University of Kent, and developed in collaboration with academics, engineers, and curators. Working within this transdisciplinary framework expanded how I approached the project — not only as documentation, but as a shared process of thinking through images, movement, and public presence.

Through photography, film, and public art installations, Pneumacity Lagos follows this continuous movement and what it reveals about the city itself.