Margaret Ngigi

Born in 1996, is a visual artist, photographer, and filmmaker born, raised, and currently living in Kenya. She holds a bachelor’s degree in film production and directing from the United States International University of Africa. Margaret has been practicing photography since 2015. In 2022, she won the first prize in the East African Photography Award, and in 2020, she was nominated as the Photo London Emerging Photographer of the Year.

Internationally, she has exhibited her works at art fairs such as Photo Basel and Photo London. Her projects have been presented at solo shows, including Murky Waters in London (2020) and Mimi Ni Nani? (2022) in collaboration with AKKA Project. She works with galleries such as AKKA Project and Doyle Wham.

She considers her work to be her personal diary, a visual record of her development as she navigates the world around her. In her artistic practice, she explores the complexities of growing up and deals with the changes and challenges that come with the transition from adolescence to adulthood and womanhood. Through her work, she tries to capture the many facets of this journey, as well as the emotions and experiences that define us as individuals. She also hopes to inspire others to embrace their personal journeys, to appreciate the beauty and complexity of life, and to celebrate the various stages of growth and development that we all experience as human beings. In her earlier projects, she explored themes such as marriage (Mke Mwema) and the position of women in society (Murky Waters).

 

 

Forever is Not Ours

Forever is Not Ours seeks to explore the complex and paradoxical nature of human mortality.

‘I believe that there is a strange and haunting beauty in the impermanence of life. I examine the interplay between life and death and how time serves as a constant reminder of our fragile existence. These hazy, ghostly portraits are like mirrors, we watch ourselves in. They are not meant to be dark or haunting but to infuse a sense of beauty and grace that is a counterpoint to the inevitability of our mortality. I seek to break the taboo surrounding death and to confront the viewer with its inevitable presence in our lives. At the same time, my experience makes me keenly aware of the sadness and tragedy of our mortality. Through my work, I hope to evoke a range of emotions and questions. Ultimately, my goal is to explore and understand the mystery of life and death. I believe that by confronting our own mortality through art, we can develop a deeper appreciation for the preciousness and fragility of life.’

 

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