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Cut from the same cloth, Nigerian waste fabric becomes art

Marcellina Akjopotor [Photo: Seun Sanni]

Marcellina Akpojotor weaves past thumping sewing machines, and leaves a Lagos shop with a bag brimming with discarded fabric. The colourful pieces, which would typically be burned or thrown into the Nigerian city’s lagoon as waste, find a second life in the hands of the artist.

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