Cian Oba-Smith Explained

Cian Oba-Smith (born 1992)[1] is an fine-art / documentary photographer from London.

Life and work

Oba-Smith was born and raised on an estate in Holloway, North London.[2] He is of Nigerian and Irish descent. He studied photography at the University of the West of England, graduating in 2014.[3]

Oba-Smith has made various projects throughout his career including A Quiet Prayer,[4] a record of London in the first lockdown during the covid pandemic, Shanzhai,[5] an exploration of the phenomena of copycat architecture in China, Concrete Horsemen,[6] highlighting the forgotten contributions of African American horsemen in North Philadelphia, Andover & Six Acres,[7] an interrogation of the negative stereotypes placed upon the estates in North London and Bikelife, [8] a documentation of urban dirt-bike and wheelie culture in London.

Oba-Smith self published his first book Bikelife[9] in 2016. In 2019 his book Andover & Six Acres was published by Lost Light Recordings.[10]

In 2019 he completed an artist residency at Light Work in Syracuse, NY where he created a project on redlining and the links between historical segregation policy and contemporary communities.[11]

Alongside his artistic practice, Oba-Smith works on commissions for various publications such as FT Weekend,[12] The Face,[13] M Magazine Le Monde,[14] The Guardian,[15] The Telegraph,[16] Crack Magazine,[17] Vice[18] and others.

Publications

Publications by Oba-Smith

Group Publications

Awards

References

  1. Web site: 2015-06-24 . Cian Oba-Smith . 2022-10-24 . AINT—BAD . en-US.
  2. Web site: CollectiveAccess error . 2022-10-24 . collection.lightwork.org.
  3. Web site: UWE Bristol Creative Industries Degree Show 2014 - UWE Bristol: News Releases . 2022-10-24 . info.uwe.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: Foreground ~ A Quiet Prayer . 2022-10-24 . foregroundprojects.org.uk.
  5. Web site: Cian Oba-Smith looks at China’s copycat architecture in his latest series . 2022-10-24 . www.itsnicethat.com . en.
  6. Web site: Jackson . Alex . Philadelphia's horsemen reclaim their heritage in Cian Oba-Smith's shots - 1854 Photography . 2022-10-24 . www.1854.photography . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Karallis . Patricia . 2015-11-23 . Interview - Cian Oba-Smith . 2022-10-24 . Paper Journal . en.
  8. Web site: Dazed . 2015-05-04 . London’s anarchic two-wheeled subculture . 2022-10-24 . Dazed . en.
  9. Web site: admin . 2016-08-25 . Lens On: Cian Oba-Smith Wonderland Magazine . 2022-10-24 . Wonderland . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Cian Oba-Smith: Andover & Six Acres . 2022-10-24 . The Lost Light Recordings . en-US.
  11. Web site: Cian Oba-Smith Metal Magazine . 2022-10-24 . metalmagazine.eu.
  12. Web site: Cian Oba-Smith Financial Times . 2022-10-24 . www.ft.com . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Cian Oba-Smith: riding out and popping wheelies with the pedalheads . 2022-10-24 . The Face . en-gb.
  14. News: 2020-11-20 . Les universités d’Oxford et de Cambridge, championnes de la diversité . fr . Le Monde.fr . 2022-10-24.
  15. Web site: 2021-06-12 . 'Did they give life? No! So how can they take it?': on the frontline of knife crime. 2022-10-24 . the Guardian . en.
  16. News: Cumming . Ed . 2018-04-14 . The Daily Mile: Is this the solution to the child obesity crisis? . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2022-10-24 . 0307-1235.
  17. Web site: New London Sound: J Hus Interviewed . 2022-10-24 . Crack Magazine.
  18. Web site: We Made Tons of Weird Friends at the UKIP Party Conference . 2022-10-24 . www.vice.com . en.
  19. Web site: theretherenow . the THERE, THERE quarterly // ISSUE ONE . 2022-10-24 . theretherenow..
  20. Web site: Bikelife 2015 D&AD New Blood Winner i-D D&AD . 2022-10-24 . www.dandad.org.
  21. Web site: Dazed . 2016-05-13 . The UK photography graduates on Magnum’s radar . 2022-10-24 . Dazed . en.
  22. Web site: Cian Oba-Smith: Concrete Horsemen D&AD Awards 2017 Shortlist Next Photographer D&AD . 2022-10-24 . www.dandad.org.
  23. Web site: Announcement: The Graduate Photographers Award 2017 Nominees • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos . 2022-10-24 . Magnum Photos . en-US.
  24. Web site: Kail . Ellyn . 2017-04-08 . Announcing the Winners of the Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards! . 2022-10-24 . Feature Shoot . en-US.
  25. Web site: Sisley . Dominique . 2017-06-14 . Authentic representation takes top prize at Independent Photography Festival . 2022-10-24 . Huck Magazine . en-US.
  26. Web site: Back . Flash Forward Flash . 2017-12-19 . Concrete Horsemen . 2022-10-24 . Flash Forward Flash Back . en-US.
  27. Web site: Jacobs . Sarah . 21 stunning portraits that just won one of the most prestigious awards in the industry . 2022-10-24 . Insider . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2018 . 2022-10-24 . Portrait Salon . en.
  29. Web site: Foam - about the Foam Paul Huf Award . 2022-10-24 . www.foam.org . en .
  30. News: Warger . Rebecca . Winners Portrait of Humanity Photography Awards 1854 Media . en-GB . 1854 Photography . 2022-10-24.
  31. Web site: Taylor Wessing photographic Portrait Prize 2022 - Exhibition . 2022-10-24 . www.npg.org.uk.

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