A Film Screening of The Salt of the Earth and a Discussion on Developing an Artistic Practice with Kwadwo Asiedu
Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on December 12th, 2025 for Cultivating Your Creative Purpose, featuring a screening of The Salt of the Earth, a film by German filmmaker and photographer Wim Wenders and Brazilian filmmaker Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, followed by a guided dialogue on developing an artistic practice with Kwadwo Asiedu. The 2014 documentary follows acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado, whose striking black-and-white images have chronicled major moments in recent history. Through the film, viewers will encounter Salgado’s remarkable journeys across continents and his profound engagement with humanity, environment, and storytelling.
This workshop invites young and emerging artists to explore the deeper sources of their own creative voices, drawing inspiration from Salgado’s commitment to observation, lived experience, and the world around us. After the screening, an artist-led dialogue will offer guidance on discovering personal narratives, cultivating meaningful inspiration, and developing a practice that is both authentic and transformative. Designed as a space for reflection, connection, and growth, this session encourages artists to uncover what truly drives their creativity.
Event Details
Date: 12th December, 2025
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: 9b, Hakeem Dickson Drive, off T.F. Kuboye Road, Oniru, Lagos
Registration for this event is free, however it is essential you register to secure your slot.
About the Facilitator
Kwadwo A. Asiedu
Kwadwo A. Asiedu (b. 1987) is a self-taught Ghanaian – Mexican artist and photographer, currently based in Lagos, Nigeria. He holds a Master's degree in Environmental Management from the University of Hertfordshire, England. Raised within the grounds of an agricultural institute, The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), home to one of West Africa’s largest preserved secondary rainforests, Asiedu's early life was deeply intertwined with nature's rhythms and intricacies. This upbringing fostered a lifelong reverence for the living world and a visual practice rooted in abstracted landscapes. Drawing on elements of flora, fauna, and ecology, Asiedu's work investigates humanity’s fragmented relationship with nature. His artistic approach positions him not as a creator, but as a conduit, translating nature’s emotive force into visual forms that critique, honour, and reimagine our place within the Earth’s ecosystems.
Photo of Kwadwo A. Asiedu. Image courtesy of Jochi Photography Studios.
Header image: Official film still from The Salt of the Earth, courtesy of Into Film.