Nairobi Gallery (next to Nyayo House, Kenyatta Avenue)
July 24th 2009 to July 24th 2010 - 9.30am to 6pm Monday to Sunday
020 2224640
Sh100 citizens, Sh400 non-residents within East Africa, Sh500 non-residents out of East Africa
A photography exhibition showing a century of portrait photography in Nairobi.
To be photographed was a part of day-to-day life in all societies in Kenya, whether it was in photo studios like Studio One, Ramogi and Maridadi, or with the street photographers in Uhuru Park or in front of the KICC. Everybody has had a portrait of themselves made: families, couples, lovers, mamboch, watu wa mtaa....
After two years of research in studios and archives, Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Africa Archive of the University of Bayreuth and the National Museums of Kenya present a joint exhibition covering one century of portrait photography – not of famous but of ordinary people. Approximately 300 photographs are being exhibited, from outstanding aesthetic photography to the trashy passport photo, from finely made studio photos with painted backgrounds to the street photo.
While the photos show how Kenyans themselves wanted to be seen, the exhibition is a portrayal of societal transformation from the 1910s till today. The exhibition tells the history of Kenya’s society.
Concept: Johannes Hossfeld and Dr. Ulf Vierke
Curators: Katharina Greven, Johannes Hossfeld, Dr. Ulf Vierke
Research: Tsitsi Roland, Franziska Lukas, Tatjana Wittulski, Clara Giacalone, Katharina Greven, Morris Keyonzo, Sam Hopkins
In cooperation with DEVA/Africa Archive of the University of Bayreuth and the National Museums of Kenya.
July 24th 2009 to July 24th 2010 - 9.30am to 6pm Monday to Sunday
020 2224640
Sh100 citizens, Sh400 non-residents within East Africa, Sh500 non-residents out of East Africa
A photography exhibition showing a century of portrait photography in Nairobi.
To be photographed was a part of day-to-day life in all societies in Kenya, whether it was in photo studios like Studio One, Ramogi and Maridadi, or with the street photographers in Uhuru Park or in front of the KICC. Everybody has had a portrait of themselves made: families, couples, lovers, mamboch, watu wa mtaa....
After two years of research in studios and archives, Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Africa Archive of the University of Bayreuth and the National Museums of Kenya present a joint exhibition covering one century of portrait photography – not of famous but of ordinary people. Approximately 300 photographs are being exhibited, from outstanding aesthetic photography to the trashy passport photo, from finely made studio photos with painted backgrounds to the street photo.
While the photos show how Kenyans themselves wanted to be seen, the exhibition is a portrayal of societal transformation from the 1910s till today. The exhibition tells the history of Kenya’s society.
Concept: Johannes Hossfeld and Dr. Ulf Vierke
Curators: Katharina Greven, Johannes Hossfeld, Dr. Ulf Vierke
Research: Tsitsi Roland, Franziska Lukas, Tatjana Wittulski, Clara Giacalone, Katharina Greven, Morris Keyonzo, Sam Hopkins
In cooperation with DEVA/Africa Archive of the University of Bayreuth and the National Museums of Kenya.
Contact Info:
Goethe-Institute Nairobi Maendeleo House, corner of Loita/Monrovia Street Tel: 020 2224640, 2211381, 2211479 Fax: 020 340770
Email: info@nairobi.goethe.org
