tattoo_lagos

BEFORE THE LAST HOUR
2026
Sotonye Jumbo
Acrylic on Canvas
60 × 48 in (5 × 4 ft)

How many chances do we get to change before time runs out?

At the center of this work is a figure that appears exhausted but still holds a spanner…a reminder that even in our weakest moments, repair is possible.

The butterflies represent transformation. The bees remind us that beauty can also carry danger. The hanging boxing gloves speak of battles fought, while the clock quietly reminds us that time is always moving.

Around the figure are fragments of everyday life: a family navigating responsibility, a man fleeing with stolen fish, and the consequences chasing close behind. These stories ask whether we are trapped by our past or whether there is still time to become someone different.

It is never too late to repair what has been broken but time will not wait forever.

Title: The Anatomy of Becoming
Medium:Acrylic on canvas
Size 4ft x3ft
Year:2025

Synopsis:
Within every silent battle lies the blueprint of rebirth. This figure, stripped to bone, carries the weight of hunger, doubt, and unseen labor. Yet from the hollow cage of the ribs emerge butterflies -fragments of self in metamorphosis. The gloves speak of struggle, the flowers of resilience, reminding us that becoming is not a moment but a journey: a quiet war waged in shadows until transformation blooms into light.

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