Nairobi Sex Workers in Tahir Karmali Exhibition
Kuona Trust has announced the opening of an exhibition titled Value, by artist Tahir Carl Karmali that will run for two weeks from the 27th of February up to the 13th of March. The exhibition at Kuona is both the first public exhibition of his work and at the Kuona Trust Art centre.
Tahir Carl Karmali is a Nairobi-based photographer and also a digital and mixed media artist. He started his career in the corporate world but has been constantly in touch with the creative industry, constantly exploring the philosophies of existentialism whether through ink on canvas or the camera lens.
Tahir has had a prolific few months producing over a dozen images and developing this strong concept which he is extremely passionate about. His installation is intended to challenge the audience to question their perception of ‘Value’, a word that is more complex and more important than people think.
Tahir’s photography installation, presents a series of provocative images, tastefully used to communicate and express a specific understanding the artist has of ‘Value’.
Nairobi Sex Workers have carved a niche for themselves in society. The artist chooses to use a subject that is laced with cultural and societal taboo. More specifically, Male Sex Workers (MSW) in Nairobi continue to present a provocative subject with traces of homosexual implications and male role stereotypes. This exhibition is not simply a display of those in the sex industry, but an active force in articulating, shaping, and contesting the meaning of ‘Value’ in the public sphere. Tahir ventures to use this delicate subject as a means to grab the attention of the audience while playing on their curiosity of the MSW.
You can gear up for his exhibition by viewing more of his work on his web page, www.tahirk.com
