KENYA BURNING – Photo Exhibit at the GoDown Arts Center
Written by Kwani · April 16, 2008
A photographic exhibition of the Kenya elections 2007 and post-elections 2008
During the Kenya Elections 2007 and after, amateur and
professional photographers alike captured powerful scenes of
the campaigning, voting and ensuing violence and destruction.
The exhibition tells this story through over 100 compelling
images, presenting an opportunity for us all to remember and
reflect.
Exhibition opens 19th April, 2pm.
Venue – The GoDown Arts Centre,
Dunga Road, near Car&General.
Runs Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
and Saturdays 10am-4pm.
Closes 10th May, 2008.
Photography by:
Yasuyoshi Chiba
Allan Gichigi
Georgina Goodwin
Anne Holmes
Maina Kariuki
Charles Kimani
Arno Kopecky
Thomas Mukoya
Boniface Mwangi
Tom Otieno
I totally enjoyed the exhibition… definitely an eye opener. Just curious to know if they will be refreshing the pictures every week?
Otherwise despite it riding on the back of our country’s despair… GREAT WORK!
I think it is brilliant. I leaves one with mixed emotions – enjoying the art of beautiful photography, but feeling complete despair at the same time.
That is what art is supposed to do – awaken different feelings and thoughts within people and holding up a mirror to society.
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hey,
I LOVED the exhibition so much. it moved me to tears. if it was possible to make it available to most kenyans it would be lovely. apart from the extremely moving photos, i also enjoyed the well taken photos. mad respect for photographers who took part. their bravery moved me.
definitely an eye opening exhibition, should be there more often.
I thought the exhibition was thought provoking, I personally felt guilty when looking at those photos and it made me want to be in a position where if I could prevent such scenes from happening in my country Kenya I would.
Is kenya burning available for purchase? If so, where whem and how much. Or any other way to get it.
A heard bout your xhibition bt am jst wondering, is there a booklet of a compilation of these photos? If so, which are the points of sale?
wow I saw the exhibition .thank you for making this available .May God forgive us for we definitely have no Idea what we did to each other.
hope this is been seen in other towns every Kenyan needs to see this .
i saw the pictures they were great but the situation where by they taken with were not great
I was hanging out near the Nairobi Gallery, waiting for my baby sis when I decided to check into the gallery to kill time – tis a decision that has probably changed my perspective on alot of things… the footage from T.V stations barely captured the graphic reality of those days as have been captured by these photo-journalists! God forbid that this ever happen again, anywhere in the world, gonna take time off stuff and make sure I take some of my more radical friends to this exhibit and hope that this small gesture will go a long way in ensuring that history does not repeat itself..
Dear Fellow Kenyans,
It is time we woke up to the reality that it is not the leaders or politicians that will bring any meaningful change to our beloved country but “ourselves”. I dont think we can justly say that any leader or politician picked up a panga to kill someone or burn a house,but it was the comon mwanainchi blaring out his hatred to his fellow country man..! Why did we have to do it. Let us first point the finger at ourselves each one as an individual and blame ourselves before we start blaminging others. Let us stop the culture of complaining and blaming and get up off our “asses” and do something to help and I would suggest that we start by being a bit more patriotic to our MOTHERLAND KENYA…!
WARIO
am deeply touched by the storymay god punishh those who areresponsible
i haven’t seen this pics, can somebody tell me which site i should visit. Thankx.