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Peju Alatise’s installation at the Nigerian House of Venice is based on the story of Sim, a little Yoruba girl who lives in two alternate worlds. In one world she is a nine year old who is rented out as a domestic servant in the city of Lagos. In the other, dream world, she can fly at will. A world with talking birds and butterflies, where shadows are friends. A moonlit world of escapism. Alatise’s dedicates “Flying Girls” to girls in Nigeria. A little safe space where they can be children.
