This April, the NEST goes silent for the fourth edition of our monthly Eye See festival. Guest curator and film-buff Kimani Waweru has compiled a selection of the best and most influential films of the silent era. Silent-era filmmakers produced numerous masterpieces and it is through these films that the world first came to love [...]
Chico Leco Presents eight stunning collections showcased by conceptual videos directed by three video artists (Dan Muchina, Jim Chuchu and Mbithi Masya). Featuring the works of Katungulu Mwendwa, Kepha Maina, Nick Ondu (Ankara Vintage), Ruth Abade (Black Fly), Sydney Owino (Blackbird), Sunny Dolat, Sheila Amolo and Wambui Mukenyi, each designer invites you into their personal [...]
Between April 10 – 19, Chico Leco (a program of the NEST focusing on artistic collaborations between fashion designers, stylists, photographers and directors) unveiled eight stunning collections by Kenyan designers Katungulu Mwendwa, Kepha Maina, Nick Ondu (Ankara Vintage), Ruth Abade (Black Fly), Sydney Owino (Blackbird), Sunny Dolat, Sheila Amolo and Wambui Mukenyi showcased by conceptual [...]
CONTINUE READING →Geert Goiris is a visual artist working primarily with photography. He lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. His work has been described as otherworldly and dreamlike, “creating poetry out of solitude, emptiness and decay.” An explorer at heart, Geert has travelled as far as the frozen deserts of Antarctica (twice, no less!) to watch and [...]
CONTINUE READING →In early February, we hosted Staceyann Chin for a series of conversations and performances here in Nairobi. In this interview conducted during the visit (after a morning spent at Maasai Market), she openly explores her experience of having to confront the familiar nuances present in her interactions with people in Kenya – patterns similar to [...]
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