Spatial Violence and the Erasure of Lived Space in Ovo Adagha’s “Homeless”

Author(s)	Ms. Manishree K, Dr. Mohangiri A S
Country	India
Abstract	This paper examines spatial violence in Ovo Adagha’s “Homeless” through the theoretical framework of Henri Lefebvre’s concept of the production of space. It argues that the demolition scene represents not merely the destruction of physical shelter but the erasure of lived space—space embedded with memory, identity, and social meaning. Drawing on Lefebvre’s spatial triad of spatial practice, conceived space, and lived space, the study demonstrates how everyday poverty is structured through spatial inequality and how state-driven urban planning violently overrides experiential dwelling. The bulldozers symbolize the intrusion of abstract, administrative power into intimate domestic life, transforming home into rubble and belonging into displacement. By situating personal trauma within broader processes of urban restructuring and accumulation by dispossession, the paper reads “Homeless” as a critique of spatial domination. Ultimately, the study highlights how demolition operates as a political intervention, revealing the existential consequences of erasing lived space in the name of development.
Keywords	Spatial Violence, Lived Space, Urban Demolition, Production of Space, Ovo Adagha
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On	2026-07-02

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