Mumbi Muturi is a multi-disciplinary visual artist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The trajectory behind becoming an established photographer, director and painter was all but orthodox yet led by Mumbi’s drive to master her craft and externalise her passion for telling stories through the lens or paint.
After self-teaching the fundamentals, Mumbi began considering a career in photography during a camping trip alongside fellow Kenyan photographers, an experience that taught her how to look at her work with a critical, detached eye. From then, she started experimenting with various subjects, and her love of portraits was born, and focusing on channeling the power of humanity through her images.
By capturing and manipulating light to her liking, Mumbi is able to extract the essence of her subjects and highlight their soul through a refined use of contrast
Her work interrogates the interaction between people and their surroundings, the juxtaposition of humanity and nature. Resilience and strength perspire through her images, whether still or moving. The stark use of colour is a metaphor of deep emotion, the state of the human condition.
Mumbi’s Photography and paintings have been shown at One-off Gallery,
Her Photography Grief was part of ‘Siri ni Hao’ at the Goethe Gallery,
She is a member of the African Women Photographers organisation and a recipient of the Adobe Stock Development Fund.
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