Pic Gallery: Sheanimale

| Axis | Questions Guiding Selection | Example Exhibitions | |------|-----------------------------|----------------------| | | How is the photograph produced? Film vs. digital? Mixed media? | Analog Echoes (2021) – a survey of 35mm work juxtaposed with smartphone captures. | | Politics | Which power structures are interrogated or reinforced? | Borderlines (2022) – images of informal cross‑border trade highlighting colonial legacies. | | Imagination | What speculative or fantastical elements expand the narrative? | Dreamscapes of the Sahel (2023) – staged photo‑sculptures merging myth and reality. |

Curating moments of connection to create a lasting, meaningful narrative. sheanimale pic gallery

The answer materialised in the form of the Sheanimale Picture Gallery. Rather than replicating the white‑cube model of the Western art museum, the gallery was conceived as an open, participatory space—one that would invite both creators and audiences to co‑author visual narratives. The building itself, a renovated grain silo on the outskirts of Nairobi’s industrial district, embodies this hybrid ethos: raw concrete walls juxtaposed with vibrant murals painted by local youth collectives. | Axis | Questions Guiding Selection | Example

Female chimpanzees are highly social and caring, often going to great lengths to ensure the well-being of their infants and communities. These intelligent primates have complex communication systems and exhibit empathetic behaviors. Mixed media