The Polygon Gallery: Tranquility of Communion

The Polygon Gallery presents Tranquility of Communion, a landmark exhibition of the late British-Nigerian photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s work, running from Feb. 28 to May 25, 2025. This Canadian premiere brings together Fani-Kayode’s celebrated photographs alongside archival prints and previously unseen works from his student years. Fani-Kayode’s images treat same-sex, multiracial love with a spiritual intensity, employing symbolic language to explore themes of identity, sexuality, and race. Born into a prominent Nigerian family that emigrated to London in the 1960s in search of political refuge, Fani-Kayode channeled his multifaceted identity and outsider status into a bold photographic practice that made him a prominent figure in the Black British art scene. His work left an enduring influence on contemporary art despite a career that was tragically cut short by his death in 1989, at the age of 34.

Admission to The Polygon Gallery is by donation, courtesy of BMO Financial Group.

Address
101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, V7M 3J4
Gallery hours Wednesday, 10am–5pm; Thursday, 10am–9pm; Friday–Sunday,
10am–5pm

Image
Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Dan Mask, 1989. Courtesy of Autograph (London).