Samson Bakare: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu

Everything Is Connected · Oct 22, 2026 · 35m

On this episode, I’m joined by Samson Bakare, the Nigerian-born, UK-based artist, about the experiences, cultural references, and evolving questions that shape his multidisciplinary practice. Reflecting on his childhood in Lagos, Bakare traces his artistic imagination to his father’s architectural models, comic books, Nollywood films, and the vibrant cultural life of the city. These early influences continue to inform his approach to art, from his explorations of Black historical representation and Afro-classicism to his more recent turn toward abstraction as a fluid, open-ended language that…