The March and April residencies at G.A.S. Foundation extended this trajectory of inquiry through a deepened engagement with research, ecology, and the expanded field of artistic practice. Across both Lagos and Ikiṣẹ, residents approached the programme as a site for sustained investigation, moving between archival work, field-based methodologies, and collaborative exchange. These months were particularly marked by an attentiveness to systems, whether ecological, urban, spiritual, or material, and to the ways knowledge is produced through immersion, dialogue, and iterative making. From explorations of coastal urbanism and participatory design to investigations into plant knowledge, healing practices, and cosmological frameworks, the residencies foregrounded process as much as outcome. In doing so, they reflect G.A.S. Foundation’s commitment to supporting practices that operate across disciplines and temporalities, where research and experimentation unfold in relation to lived environments, local expertise, and broader global conversations.
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