Aize Muhammed Paul
Born 26th September 1990.
Living & Working in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.
A law graduate from Benson Idahosa University Nigeria, with a history of working in the fashion industry as a Creative Director and Fashion Stylist spanning a decade.
The ethos of my art is “Self” - a means to navigate one’s life purpose. The mission is to creatively inspire individualism to encourage humanism on a global scale.
For artistic purposes, my drive comes from aligning the individuals I capture with a creative process that enables conversation, sustainability and constructive engagement.
I use both my native Benin dialect and English in expressing my art.
I have had three exhibitions since 2020.
The first was an installation at the 1952 Africa Gallery in Lagos. Next in the series was at my private studio in Lagos, Nigeria. This included a virtual reality experience of my work ranging from archive pieces to the latest.
Lamu, Kenya 2022 was my third installation; this took place at Peponi Hotel, featuring the virtual reality experience and physical prints.
In 2023, I presented the third part of my series for my fourth solo exhibition (FEDB) at the Mike Adenuga Centre in Lagos in collaboration with Alliance Française. The event was well-received and had a significant impact on the city. In June, I opened my new installation at Tribal Gallery, Loresho Ridge Nairobi, Kenya, featuring the fourth part series of my fifth solo exhibition ( FEDB ). The immersive experience created a new wave of creative outbursts for everyone who shared their experiences.
Shared experiences from the show reaffirmed the people’s self-awareness and life purpose featuring art and a voiceover narrating tales of life and death.
Integrating the virtual reality experience into a broader audience proves that creative possibilities are limitless while navigating one’s life.
Press
Interviews
“Fashion Hand Book“ — South Africa
Stylist Aize Muhammad has a sharp eye for creativity and fashioning authentic narratives. In his most recent project he teams up with Reed Davis photography to disrupt distorted narratives and reposition the value of African fashion and art.
“ELLE magazine“ — Côte d'Ivoire
Reed Davis commence sa carrière en tant qu’assistant de studio, avant de devenir directeur de Victoria Pearson Photography, à Los Angeles, en Californie. Peu après, il décide par souci de liberté de se lancer en tant qu’artiste photographe…
“Asa Magazine“ —
Aize Muhammed chats to Alden Clapper about the victories and losses in his decade-long career as a creative.