“Shrinking Shores” is a visual testament to the profound impact of climate change, illustrating the delicate equilibrium between ecology and economics, as well as its reverberations on human existence and culture. This visual journey bears witness to the yielding hold that endangered communities maintain over their environment, territories, and sustenance.

Relentless sea level rise, anthropogenic footprints, urban inundation and coastal erosion paint a vivid portrait of the shifting landscapes that define West African communities. Despite contributing only 3.9% of global carbon emissions, Africa finds itself on the frontline of climate change’s unforgiving embrace. Hence, this body of work unravels the complex interplay of political and social dynamics as communities in the Gulf of Guinea grapple with the evolving coastline.

“Shrinking Shores” does not only attests to this cruel irony, portraying the continent as a receiver of a disproportionate share of the earth’s climatic upheaval, it also highlights the need to balance the triple bottom line of sustainability i.e the environmental, social, and economic parameters as well as the crucial role of blue carbon ecosystems as potent sustainable adaptation mechanisms that will help the continent better position for nuanced climate upheavals.