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Surely God Is In This Property
2016, video, 15’
Synopsis
Surely God Is in This Property is about the growing economy of Nigerian Pentecostal churches illegally housed in industrial properties in South-East London. From the outside, the buildings appear abandoned, but, in fact, they are used to service hundreds of worshippers. Through interviews with a realtor and a real estate broker, the informal economic structures within which the churches operate become visible. In order to evoke the contrasts between religion and entrepreneurship, I juxtapose the reality of these informal economies with the exuberant aesthetics of the churches’ online media channels.
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With music by: Davide Cairo

Commission by De Nieuwe Vide gallery, Haarlem for the exhibition during Haarlemse Lente 2016
Presented during the ‘In No Particular Order’ exhibition of the Dutch Design Week with recipients of the Talent development grant of Creative Industries Fund NL