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Wanja Kimani (Kenya
Buttons 2:03, 2010
❝The film weaves a story which comments on the idea of home and displacement, memories and imaginations
Wanja Kimani (Kenya)
Wanja Kimani is a visual and performance artist and writer based in Addis Ababa. Her current visual practice weaves stories and visual histories, which comment on the idea of home and displacement, memories and imaginations.
She is currently developing two series of works entitled, Objects of Memory and Utopia, which explore and reflect upon the fragility of memory and imagination. Her work functions as a medium by which the artist and participants are able to understand the past and locate the present. She imposes elements of her own life into public spaces, creating a personal narrative where she is both author and character. Her work is trans-medial encompassing performance, installation, film, sound and text.
She has presented lectures on art and politics at cultural and educational institutions including University of Cambridge, UK; Uppsala University, Sweden and at the British Council, Ethiopia. Her work has been featured in international exhibitions in Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2012, she took part in Dak’Art – Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar, Senegal and at the 4th Short Video Biennial at the P74 Centre and Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia.
Born and lives in Kenya.
