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21st February 2017
Images From Nollywood
On first look at some of the images in Pieter Hugo's new book, Nollywood (Prestel, October 2009; $50), you might think that this is a documentary of civil conflict: scarred soldiers in mud-covered uniform, or children sitting in rubble-filled fields. It's only when you flip to a portrait of a vampire, with red eyes and fangs, or a zombie sipping Coca Cola, that you realize you're being tricked.