Artist Moniker: Sam Otigba

Artist Name: Sam Otigba

Inspiration Poem: The Future of African Street Art

Artwork Description

City of Light: We Are Alive is a visual hymn to illumination, existence, and the divine spark that moves through us. Drawing from themes of inner radiance and collective awakening, the mural celebrates light as both a metaphor and a living force—guiding, revealing, and empowering.

The text woven into the artwork echoes a spiritual call: We see light, we are alive; children of the day, carriers of the great light within. This affirmation becomes a meditation on identity, purpose, and presence. Here, light is not merely brightness—it is consciousness, resilience, and the generational fire that refuses to be dimmed.

By inviting viewers to “turn on the great light within,” the mural becomes a portal into renewed self-belief and communal strength. It reflects a Lagos that is bold, awake, and unafraid—a city where creativity, possibility, and spirit remain ever vibrant. In this living city of colour and motion, we are reminded that as long as we shine, we are alive.