I have always been interested in the relationship between urban and suburban spaces and the individual.
In 2011, I worked in Kenya and focused on the streets of two neighbourhoods in Nairobi: Kibera, one of the biggest slums in Africa, and Umoja.
I am particularly interested in the profound cultural and identity changes that occur in our contemporary world. I set out to investigate the roots of social structural issues that countries like Kenya are now facing and how this is influenced by its economic system.
Most of this work focuses on candid shots of individuals related to their environment. I wanted to show all those intimate moments that are part of the everyday life and which reveal the bond that exists between a person and their life in the slums. Places which are at the same time somber, moving, joyful and interesting.
