Nigerian artist Fola David is seeking the Guinness record for the largest drawing by an individual after spending six days on his piece in a stadium in, the commercial capital Lagos.
David, also a medical doctor, said his 1,050 square-metre "Unity in Diversity" artwork, an image of two giant hands holding Nigeria's map, was meant to showcase the country's rich cultural heritage.
"Most people want to belong to a particular place and then they create problems and fight against other cultures and all that, instead of learning about them, embracing them, and loving each one of them," David said.
The project was a long-held dream for David, who first applied to attempt the record in 2015 but could not embark on it. After applying multiple times and receiving approval from Guinness World Records, he finally brought his vision to life.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, has a vibrant arts and entertainment industry. However, the country's rich cultural tapestry has also been a source of division, as Nigeria is
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Thank you for watching!
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Most people want to belong to a particular place
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and then they, you know, create problems
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and, you know, fight against other cultures and all that
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instead of learning about them, embracing them
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and loving, you know, each one of them.
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And I wanted to do this to show us that there is no...
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there is no border.
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We are all together.
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And if you look at this, you will see that there is so much beauty
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in Nigeria, in our culture, in our multicultural heritage.
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Thank you for watching!
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The development of the country comes from every single one of us
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and it would be so much better if we are united on that.
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We are not divided based on whatever factors people might want to use
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to create that divide.
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And our diversity should be seen as something that unites us
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and something that strengthens us
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rather than something that should create that divide between us.
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As people that are very confident of our art and our culture,
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we like to always prove ourselves to the world.
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So this is not even like a Nigerian's best game.
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This is a whole world.
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This is Gaines' book of record.
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And I feel like it's just putting our name on the map even more.
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You know, Hilda Basi did it.
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And I'm very sure that more Nigerians...
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Taffy did it too.
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Like, I'm just excited because it's putting our name on the map.
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So Fola being a doctor and an artist,
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to anybody else it might perhaps sound unusual in its collaboration
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but it makes perfect sense.
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It's the essence of what Nigerians are.
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We're brilliant people and we're able to make the most
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and maximize out of very little.
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It's something I've always wanted to do.
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I've been on it for the past nine years
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and it's finally a reality.
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So that is very...
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very, very fulfilling for me.
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Being able to show the world what I am capable of
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and also represent my country while doing that
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is really amazing.
