This architecture exhibition deconstructs the traditional Police Station in Nigeria from an autocratic building into a leftist social infrastructure that allows symbiotic relationship between People and Police. Triggered by political events, the building is named after human rights campaigner and musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and hosts protests, concerts, fora and fitness walks. Because of the social infrastructure that it is, Fela Memorial becomes a vehicle to transform the nodal Obalende, Lagos into a smart, accessible district.
The Exhibition Story:
Fela would have been 100 on October 15 2038 and the government of the day is plotting to borrow from his huge cultural capital to win the 2039 general elections. Seeing the success of turning Her Majesty's Prison into Freedom Park, they commission Fela Memorial Force HQ to replace the autocratic Kam Selem Force HQ standing in Obalende. The relationship between the Police and the People has reached an all-time low and the government has this final chance before 2039 to clear a huge trust deficit between the State and the Nation.
