Abiodun Salako

In a nutshell, tell us about yourself:

I am Abiodun, and I see myself as someone who absorbs knowledge and experiences, a kind of ‘sponge’. Like many people, I am driven by a search for meaning, which informs both my creative pursuits, such as poetry, and my professional life. I believe we all possess an innate desire to build, define, and uncover. Everything we utilise serves a distinct purpose, a tool for making something. Outside of work, I value my solitary moments, often spent enjoying music.

How do you see the world in 25 years?

I am a bit of a cynic. The world would be widely connected in newer ways but there would be deep-seated individual fragmentation. Authenticity may be watered down and herd mentality, whether enforced or influenced, would grow.

Who or what do you most admire?

That would be the human capacity for inquiry, experience and creation. The intrinsic drive to expand beyond what it is any and every day. It can be noble.

What’s your greatest fear?

Dying without exhausting myself of all that I have.

How would you like to be remembered?

As someone who lived as best as he could, someone who became a bridge for others after him.