Transport: The islanders use New York-type taxis
Former Barking and Dagenham College student captures life on West Africa islands
John Phillips , Senior Reporter
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
9:08 AM
Multi-media artist and Barking and Dagenham student Rui Rodrigues captured the lifestyles of islanders on an archipelago off the coast of Africa.
Lifestyle: Rui painted this street view inspired by his trip in JanuaryRui, 24, used painting, sculpture and photography to illustrate cocoa cultivation, motorbikes and the New York-type taxis in São Tomé and Príncipe off Gabon.
The East Ham artist, who studied at Barking and Dagenham College, visited the country 150 miles off West Africa between December 2011 and January this year.
His three-week show about the islands ended at Dagenham Library in the Heathway on Friday.
He has also worked on an Olympiad exhibition about Rio, which was on show at the V22 studios in Bermondsey this month.
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