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Africalia, Goethe-Institut Nairobi & Stichting Kunstboek 2011
Slum TV is based in Mathare, in a so called informal settlement at the heart of the city of Nairobi. For “Grassroots upgraded”, twenty members of the collective have chosen the LOMO camera as a medium of self-representation. The project is not a development project but rather takes an ironic perspective on the development world, a position which is reflected in the title of the book and the politically incorrect name of the collective. The approach is conceptual and political, the choice of medium an aesthetic one. The LOMO camera is taken as anarchic medium, based on chance, involving imperfection and often producing a blurred aesthetic ; With these images Slum TV goes beyond the stereotypes whic have been shaping our imagination of Africa.
Technical data
The edition is in 4 languages : English, Dutch, French and German
Format : 24,5 x 23,5 cm
Number of pages : 153 p.
Price : 29,00 €
ISBN : 978-90-5856-391-0
Date of publication : 2011
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