'NI YA LEO' AN EXHIBITION ABOUT COMMONPLACE MARKET INTERACTION IN KENYA
Patrick Kinuthia brings out the ordinary in Kenyan open air Market in his exhibition dubbed ‘Ni ya Leo’ If you live in Kenya you have probably heard of ‘Ni ya Leo and ‘Bei ya Jioni’ among other catchy phrases that market vendors dish to attract the confused customer or cut into the snippets of conversation among the strollers in the market. This everyday phrases may sound distant to you and somehow annoying but they become nostalgic and music to your ear when you miss them while standing in the gallery peacefully perusing through Patrick Kinuthia’s work in the current Exhibition at Artspace, in Nairobi. The exhibition that opened in November 26 th 2016 brings together Kinuthia’s recent vibrant works. In ‘Ni ya Leo,’ Kinuthia brings out an array of topics that one picks while wandering through open air market. He inters these memories on canvas bringing out the emotions and details that to some onlookers, may escape their eyes. From the mother who is mentoring her daughter into the...