opening tonight [6.30pm] at alliance française is africa unframed, a press photography exhibition presented by the foreign correspondents’ association. this fourth edition once again displays the best photos of events and stories from the previous year by nairobi-based press photographers. location: monrovia street [downtown].
© karel prinsloo
over the past five years the nairobi suburb of westlands has become a true party district where peeps from different cultures and backgrounds meet and have fun. it’s one of the very few areas in town where you’re able to meet at night and wander around safely. creative collective urban mirror defines it as the love zone and launches an eponymous art event with a series of activities on sat - dec 12 [from 11.30pm] on the streets of westlands and in the area’s many clubs. a special ‘love matatu‘ equipped with monitors will drive around all night long screening visual and audio art!
note: click image to enlarge
event: urban mirror show
date: thu - oct 22 [9pm]
location: club soundd, hamilton house, kaunda street [downtown]
program includes: screening of urban mirror news, public art performances, poetry readings
live gig + dj lineup includes: ukoo flani, just a band, ugomatic, bob
cool! the jukwaani! festival of performance literature lands at nairobi’s goethe institut on sep 17-20. the festival showcases the whole range of performative literature, from the distinguished swahili poets to slam poets, from free style to urban poets and from traditional story tellers to rappers and hiphop artists. click [here] to view the full program. location: maendeleo house, corner loita street / monrovia street [downtown].
french guerilla shnapper jr returns to kibera, a district of nairobi and one of the largest slums on the planet. he met up with a group of women with whom he had collaborated in a project in 2007.
this time 2000 sqm. of rooftops will be covered with photos of the faces of the women of kibera. most of them will have their own photos on their own rooftop and for the first time the material used is water-resistant so that the photo itself will protect the homes in the rainy season. additionally, the train that passes through the area twice daily bears photos of the women’s eyes. we reckon they should also be visible on google earth!
© jr / photo: train passes through kibera [click image to enlarge]
superfuture highly recommends! part of an exhibition series of african contemporary photographers, the inaugural show dedicated to 28-year old angolan shnapper kiluanji kia henda [mind you, he participated in the 2007 biennale di venezia] just launched at the goethe institut [until jan 22]. location: maendeleo house, monrovia street [downtown].
© haupt & binder
