For Carlos Sodokpa, photography is a means to explore the inherent intimacy of classical portraiture, and the significance of self-representative imagery as an expression of cultural resilience, within the West African societal context.

Through the lens, Sodokpa seeks to heighten our connection to oneness, to the other, and to the world. Investigating the behaviour of the human form within both the public and private spheres is a theme central to his creative practice. 

In his compelling self-portrait series entitled "Mother Nature", Sodokpa reflects on the various environmental issues currently plaguing the planet. Calling attention to the challenges raised by mass pollution and the degradation of our natural habitats, his emotionally charged visual chronicles denounce the salient role humanity continues to plays upon the environment and its preservation. Linking dormant aspects of history with the present, Sodokpa's tantalising images open new fields of interpretations regarding notions of race, gender, identity, culture and migration.

Conceived as a howling of sorts, the series prompts viewers to explore alternative ways for implementing sustainable strategies to help safeguard Earth’s natural resources, its biodiversity and consider how the choices we make ultimately reflect and inform who we are as a society.

In fine, the series denounces the overarching prevalence of colonial systems designed to undermine Africa's legitimate claim to sovereignty, by continuing to fuel geopolitical tensions, enforce economical dependencies, and maintain pervasive mechanisms imposed by Western authoritarian governance, in order to justify the mass exploitation of human labor, the fomentation of ethnic divisions, social instability and inequitable economic structures based on the extraction of precious natural resources.