Comments on: JR: Kibera as art installation http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:13:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Indra van Gisbergen http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Indra van Gisbergen Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:16:21 +0000 http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/#comment-860 Congratulations with the marvellous work done in kibera! Fabulous, touching and respectful to the people of kibera. Indra (from brussels) Congratulations with the marvellous work done in kibera! Fabulous, touching and respectful to the people of kibera.

Indra (from brussels)

]]> By: ntwiga » Archives » musical link: Esau Mwamwaya & Кadioclit http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-830 ntwiga » Archives » musical link: Esau Mwamwaya & Кadioclit Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:53:07 +0000 http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/#comment-830 [...] Kamau’s blog also has a great story about an art installation done in Kibera. Kamau’s blog is a must read. [...] [...] Kamau’s blog also has a great story about an art installation done in Kibera. Kamau’s blog is a must read. [...]

]]> By: kamau http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-824 kamau Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:22:17 +0000 http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/#comment-824 apart from the immense vision and planning it took to pull this installation, i really respect what JR is trying to do. i think he is trying to link the art gallery world with the photo subjects who may never set foot in a chi-chi gallery in paris, london or new york. i think he is also forcing people to face the humanity of poor/colored people. he got my attention after the riots in france in an environment where african and arab youth were portrayed as violent nihilists that Sarkozy wanted to exterminate. he took pictures of those youths making goofy as opposed to angry or stoic faces with a 28mm lens all up close completely distorting their features. he then pasted up (illegally) huge blown up images of his subjects in middle class/well off parts of paris again forcing people to confront what they think about black/arab kids. he has done the same thing in the favelas of rio and now in kibera. basically taking the gallery to the wananchi. yeah the pictures don't portray the noble struggle of the poor, and i suspect the residents of kibera don't tarry too long over the images given their more pressing day to day concerns, but i really respect where JR is coming from. apart from the immense vision and planning it took to pull this installation, i really respect what JR is trying to do. i think he is trying to link the art gallery world with the photo subjects who may never set foot in a chi-chi gallery in paris, london or new york. i think he is also forcing people to face the humanity of poor/colored people.

he got my attention after the riots in france in an environment where african and arab youth were portrayed as violent nihilists that Sarkozy wanted to exterminate. he took pictures of those youths making goofy as opposed to angry or stoic faces with a 28mm lens all up close completely distorting their features. he then pasted up (illegally) huge blown up images of his subjects in middle class/well off parts of paris again forcing people to confront what they think about black/arab kids. he has done the same thing in the favelas of rio and now in kibera. basically taking the gallery to the wananchi.

yeah the pictures don’t portray the noble struggle of the poor, and i suspect the residents of kibera don’t tarry too long over the images given their more pressing day to day concerns, but i really respect where JR is coming from.

]]> By: wangari http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-819 wangari Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:44:27 +0000 http://forota.net/wordpress/2009/02/06/jr-kibera-as-art-installation/#comment-819 hmm... what do you think? hmm… what do you think?

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