PRODUCED DURING THE INAUGURAL LAGOS-ATLANTA ARTS EXCHANGE 2024 BY ARTEMUS JENKINS.
GITYUSUMPROTECTION is the first chapter in an evolving research project by Artemus Jenkins exploring protection through spiritual, cultural, and physical lenses. Developed during a residency in Lagos and expanded through travel across West Afrika, this digital photo essay uses photography, writing, and film to examine how Black communities navigate safety—from the American right to bear arms to ancestral technologies of defense. Grounded in African Traditional Spirituality, the exhibition questions what it really means to be protected in a world built to destabilize us.
