Soul music legend hits a High “C” wearing eye sculptures by Cyrus Kabiru
PHOTOGRAPHS | RORY VAN MILLINGEN FOR CLASH MAGAZINE
Appointed fellow of TEDGlobal 2012, Cyrus Kabiru is a self-taught painter and sculptor living and working in Nairobi, Kenya. His paintings show life in Nairobi with wit and charm, depicting figures with bulging eyes satirizing the everyday experiences of an important African capital city. Working with found objects, his sculpture is built on the notion of (in Kabiru’s own words) “giving trash a second chance.” Weaving together materials such as bottle tops, shoe polish tins, wire and cutlery, he is most renowned for his series of wearable eye sculpture called C-STUNNERS.
— Emma Cavendish for Under the Influence magazine (Fall/Winter 2012)
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