PETS OF KIBERA (collaboration with Mbuthia Maina)

 

Kibera is a large slum in Nairobi. Many of the households have pets. What does it mean to own a pet in a slum? In a situation where your own economic existence is uncertain, why add the additional burden of a dependent animal? 

 

 

 

 

TOGETHER WITH: MBUTHIA MAINA MEDIUM: PHOTO SERIES. FRAMED DIMENSIONS 2O x 30cm CONTEXT: 'SKETCHES' EXHIBITION SUPPORTED BY: GOETHE INSTITUT NAIROBI YEAR: 2010

Are pets about power or companionship? How do they fit in to the political economy of a slum? The artists set up a temporary studio, interviewed and made portraits of pet owners in Kibera.

 

 

 

 

 

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