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

Life and work

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Oba-Smith was born and raised on an estate in Holloway, North London.[2][3] He is of Nigerian and Irish descent. He studied photography at the University of the West of England, graduating in 2014.[4]

Oba-Smith has made various projects throughout his career including A Quiet Prayer,[5] a record of London in the first lockdown during the covid pandemic, Shanzhai,[6] an exploration of the phenomena of copycat architecture in China, Concrete Horsemen,[7] highlighting the forgotten contributions of African American horsemen in North Philadelphia, Andover & Six Acres,[8] an interrogation of the negative stereotypes placed upon the estates in North London and Bikelife, [9] a documentation of urban dirt-bike and wheelie culture in London.

Oba-Smith self published his first book Bikelife[2] 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.[3][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

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Publications by Oba-Smith

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  • Bikelife. Self Published, 2016 [2]
  • Andover & Six Acres. Lost Light Recordings, 2019.[10]

Group Publications

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  • Unseen London. Hoxton Mini Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-910566-24-4
  • Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience. Policy Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4473-4411-7
  • There, There Issue One. theretherenow, 2019.[19]
  • Contact Sheet 207: Light Work Annual. Light Work, 2020. ISBN 978-1-945725-12-8

Awards

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References

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