Ink & Pixels: The Wild and Wondrous Tale of Kenyan Comics
The exhibition
Ink & Pixels: The Wild and Wondrous Tale of Kenyan Comics was initiated by the Goethe-Institut Kenya and curated by Chief Nyamweya and Msanii Kimani wa Wanjiru. The exhibition was first shown at the Goethe- Institut Kenya in 2015 and started touring in Germany in 2016.
The exhibition attempted to give an overview of a scene of comic artists in Kenya whose opportunities to present their work to a wider audience are rare. It constitutes the first of its kind for the Kenyan comic scene. Previous exhibitions and projects tended to focus on political caricatures and editorials. At the same time, there are almost no publishers to issue comic books or graphic novels. The comic artists in Kenya therefore often work in an off-zone and publish mainly online or independently.
Based on this observations a catalogue was published that represents an attempt to collect some of the landmark works by Kenyan comic artists. It pays tribute to the trailblazers and celebrates the young generation of artists. The publication features several essays on the Kenyan comic scene written by Kimani wa Wanjiru.
* This event was scheduled for July, but was postponed to 14th September. *
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