Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos

\Kaloki NyamaiDining in Chaos28.04. - 24.06.2023

Kaloki Nyamai, *1985 in Kitui, Kenya, lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya

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Photos: Jens Ziehe

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Galerie Barbara Thumm welcomes the first solo show by Kenyan artist Kaloki Nyamai.

Dining in Chaos depicts figures in times of social upheaval. Composed entirely in Nairobi, the series explores material density and social portraiture through layered canvases. Following Nyamai’s commitment to painting as a sculptural medium, his compositions are threaded with sisal rope, dye transfer, and stitching on canvas.

In this instance, chaos is treated as a stage for the tumultuous beauty of our times. An underlying question pulses across the works; does one stop abruptly, or carry on dining.

Exhibition Views

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos

Works

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Twe eli vaa (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twe eli vaa (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
215 x 230 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.2 (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.2 (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
210 x 250 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Ngoka na mina/ (Dining in Chaos) (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Ngoka na mina/ (Dining in Chaos) (2023)
Acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 200 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Isyo sina moyo (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Isyo sina moyo (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
255 x 260 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.1 (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.1 (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
205 x 210 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Mukomi (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Mukomi (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 200 cm