Derrick Munene’s Quest exhibition in Lamu uses paper collages, maps and mixed media. [Courtesy]
Derrick Munene’s Quest is an exhibition that examines identity, belonging, memory and history. Open from July 15 to October 14 at Peponi Hotel in Lamu, the exhibition features paper collages, maps, acrylic paints, and mixed media works.
Munene incorporates maps into his collages to link different places while exploring themes of memory and migration. The themes of identity and belonging are depicted through his subjects who are dressed in vibrant clothing to showcase the richness of African stories and cultures which he says are yet to be fully uncovered.
"If you don’t know where you come from or where you belong, it’s difficult to truly know yourself. That’s the journey I’m trying to venture into,” he says.
He divulges that the exhibition was inspired by his search for home and a desire to better understand his roots. Growing up in Meru before moving to the city, going back home years later made him see that it wasn’t the place he had left behind.
