Yomi Chibuikem Folaranmi (that’s me) is a Nigerian (Yoruba-Igbo)—or, if you like, Igbo-Yoruba (Nigerian)—writer, visual artist, and early early career literature and visual-cultural anthropology scholar. He was born in Benin City and grew up between Enugu, Lagos, and London.
He holds BA in Comparative Literature (with Italian) from University College London, and an MA in the same from UCL again, but with more focus on critical theory the second time round. He also did a year abroad in at the Sapienza University of Rome, studying Art History and Film.
He is currently studying for an MSc in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology at the University of Oxford.
Also important to mention that I am something like an anarchist or socialist. Still figuring it out; I swore myself to Marx at 16 but found that whole thing a bit melodramatic.
I love every kind of music, but I am partial to Fela Kuti, Mal Waldron, Bach, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, Angelique Kidjo, Jorge Ben Jor, Alex Turner, Kendrick Lamar, Theresa Onuora… indicatively.
yomi.folaranmi@gmail.com
@abayomi_f (instagram)