Olasunkanmi Akomolehin’s body of work “People are becoming memories while still alive (More than a flower series)” illuminates the idea that memories are not only created upon the passing of a person. The series highlights how memory is an integral part of an individual’s life and is essential for learning and preserving a sense of self. Additionally, it brings attention to why some memories stick better than others, as well as accepting their constantly changing nature. There are several people in our lives that we meet at different times of our lives and we share love, care and experiences with each of them as well as promises being made to us. We hope that these relationships will last long and we intend to hold on to them forever, so we nurture them with the hopes that they will last long and last forever. The flowers portrayed in the series symbolise the memories that have been shared and how as humans we would want to hold on to them as long as we can. In most cases, their true beauty is built around the things that go unnoticed most of the time as well. In his work, the artist hopes to bring to the fore how much we are meant to value the memories and the moments as they pass by, and how value they are meant to hold for us in the future. No matter how good or how bad a moment is, it still constitutes life, a living piece of art and the true joy of life lies in the memories we have forgotten more than anything else.