Hereni Nasara Series
(Part of the ‘Am I African Enough?’ Collection)
2022, Mixed-Media on paper hang on earring stud or hoop, 75 x 70 mm
(Hereni: ‘Earrings’ in Swahili)
Having been a jewellery designer in my younger years, I tap into those skills to incorporate works of art into everyday items. This series consists of multimedia earrings inspired by Nasara, one of the wives of Avenge, with the typical fan-shaped style of the Zande Democratic Republic of Congo.
The ‘Am I African Enough? ‘ collection is a body of work in which I question my African identity as a born and bred Kenyan currently living in Germany. What is this ‘Africaness’ that I identify with? What makes me truly Kenyan? What makes me African enough?
