About The Work
The first time I visited Wamba in the heart of the Samburu district its red soil was bone dry. The rains were a couple of week’s overdue, and with only around 3-4 weeks of rain a year, people feared drought, and the inevitable famine that would follow.
A week later when I returned the sky was overcast and full of dark clouds. Wamba now had greenery on its bushes and trees. Discussions focused on impending marriages, the returning warriors and their animals, and the forthcoming circumcision ceremonies.
Water is clearly pivotal to the continuation of life and cultural practices in Kenya’s north; a case of ‘better late than never’ for the rains at Wamba.
John Kenny’s black and white photographic portraits are taken on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa and India. All shot with natural light and with the subjects in their day-to-day attire they reveal the pride and strength inherent in traditional ways of life.
Courtesy of Capital Culture Gallery
About John Kenny
C-type print with acrylic face mount
26.38 x 17.72 x 0.39 in
67.0 x 45.0 x 1.0 cm
This work is signed and titled on verso and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
About The Work
The first time I visited Wamba in the heart of the Samburu district its red soil was bone dry. The rains were a couple of week’s overdue, and with only around 3-4 weeks of rain a year, people feared drought, and the inevitable famine that would follow.
A week later when I returned the sky was overcast and full of dark clouds. Wamba now had greenery on its bushes and trees. Discussions focused on impending marriages, the returning warriors and their animals, and the forthcoming circumcision ceremonies.
Water is clearly pivotal to the continuation of life and cultural practices in Kenya’s north; a case of ‘better late than never’ for the rains at Wamba.
John Kenny’s black and white photographic portraits are taken on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa and India. All shot with natural light and with the subjects in their day-to-day attire they reveal the pride and strength inherent in traditional ways of life.
Courtesy of Capital Culture Gallery
About John Kenny
The C-type prints are mounted with an acrylic face mount giving them a 3-dimensional appearance and a very contemporary feel.
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 26.38" x 17.72" x 1.57".
- Also available at 90cm x 60cm in an edition of 12 and 135cm x 90cm in an edition of 3. Please enquire for details.
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