I think of my career as an open world video game with a hint of chess. If you were to strip it down to its absolute core, it really is a series of va… - Ayobola Kekere-Ekun

The work can be difficult to define – is it a craft or an art? It’s something a suburban mum in Arkansas would use to make cards.

A bit. This new body of work is very personal and therapeutic. It's like the next stage for me after two years of therapy so far. It's like a positive pain. Llike exercising your body. It hurts, but you know, it's also making things better. I think that's how I’d describe it.

In the evenings, I tend to read. I enjoy doing random research, like really random research. The last thing I searched last night was if you could take your multivitamins at night! I take walks. I walk every evening. And my new life's mission is to befriend all my neighbours’ cat. It's going pretty well. I have four favourites so far and I’ve named them all, Louise, Toothless, Void and Chonky. I also watch movies, series, you know, normal deactivate your brain type stuff.