He was fascinated by how specific people with tribal marks were identified during the slave trade era, in correlation to people across other cultures of the world. The project introduced an exploration to a 200-year old practice of identification and beautification through tribal marks (called “Ila”) by people of Yoruba culture during the era of slave trade. He explored the portraits as a medium of expressing the uniqueness of identity as art by embodying the personality, character experiences and stories hidden behind the faces in the portraits. He created a mini series within the project themed Twins (Diptych) which was selected to be showcased at the Royal Academy of Art's summer exhibition. The Twins (Diptych) exhibition ran from 13 June – 20 August at the Burlington House in London.
