An amazing outdoor art project where Kibera is the canvas. The sheer scale is unbelievable. I love that it adds a human component to the ramshackle architecture. Instead of the buildings hiding, warehousing a community often invisible to others, it forces you to look into the faces of its residents. Add to that an elegant spiritual element of having those faces and eyes gazing up to the heavens … this then combines with the images from Google Earth to make a powerful and poetic statement about humanity and the need for everyone to be seen for who they are; to be validated.
French outdoor installation artist (call it “street art” if you must) extraordinaire JR continues his epic 28 MILLIMETER: WOMEN Project with the unveiling this week of his most ambitious stage yet in KIBERA, KENYA. Reconnecting with the subjects he photographed over a year ago in the city—one of the largest slums in Africa—at the start of his mission to portray on a grand scale the unseen and unempowered women of the world, the reunion was an especially poignant moment for the artist.