Dec 22, 2023·edited Dec 22, 2023Liked by Emmanuel Iduma
Kenya, 1996.
What do we have here, really; a school office, an unfinished house, or a world of imagination? Through an opening from the uncompleted roof, daylight streams into a room made of mud bricks, with parts chipping off. Lght shines on the bust of a young person, contrasting a white T-shirt. Fingers of the left hand rest solidly on a wooden table. They support the body's angular pose. A watch or bracelet that catches the light adorns the wrist. Staring ahead, the intensity of the gaze reveals that there are no walls in the mind’s eye. On the centre of a far wall hangs an imposing map. The table offers sheets of paper, a school bell, and a globe. Beyond the rulers on the wall, the chair behind the globe, the individual, the striking hues, the walls, and borders on the map, there is more to learn from this picture.
Kenya, 1996.
What do we have here, really; a school office, an unfinished house, or a world of imagination? Through an opening from the uncompleted roof, daylight streams into a room made of mud bricks, with parts chipping off. Lght shines on the bust of a young person, contrasting a white T-shirt. Fingers of the left hand rest solidly on a wooden table. They support the body's angular pose. A watch or bracelet that catches the light adorns the wrist. Staring ahead, the intensity of the gaze reveals that there are no walls in the mind’s eye. On the centre of a far wall hangs an imposing map. The table offers sheets of paper, a school bell, and a globe. Beyond the rulers on the wall, the chair behind the globe, the individual, the striking hues, the walls, and borders on the map, there is more to learn from this picture.