Episode 276: On Visual Storytelling as a Language for Activism with Michael Soi

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Glocal Citizens

Florence Amerley Adu

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Episode 276: On Visual Storytelling as a Language for Activism with Michael Soi

Glocal Citizens

50 minutes 28 seconds

4 months ago

Episode 276: On Visual Storytelling as a Language for Activism with Michael Soi

Greetings from East Africa Glocal Citizens!

Well, kind of…this conversation was recorded last weekend from Nairobi on the eve of Father’s Day and a day after the opening of my guest, Michael Soi’s current joint exhibition, The Print Press an exhibit of woodcut prints by various Nairobi based artist at the Alliance Francaise Nairobi 13th June to the 29th of June. I met Michael in his studio at The Go Down Art Centre when I first visited Nairobi in February and after an inspired conversation I wanted to be sure to share his story here. As you’ll hear, he has been working in Nairobi since 1995 after completion of his fine art and art history studies. His distinctive work is inspired by contemporary life in Nairobi providing a photographic diary of Nairobi and is a satirical commentary of social, economic and political trends. His work explores relationships – intergenerational, interracial or generally what he calls the economics of love, commercial sex work and popular culture within the context of globalization & consumerism. A wonderful aspect of Michael’s visual storytelling craft is that he’s figured out the hacks that make his art accessible on many levels from the curious observer to the serious collector. Listen and learn more!

Where to find Michael?
On Artsy
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Michael watching?
About Planetary Parades or Syzygy

Other topics of interest:
About Machakos, Kenya
About Ancent Soi and the 1972 Munich Olympics
About the Kuona Trust Residencies
National Museums of Kenya
About [Kenya’s second President Daniel arap Moi

Special Guest: Michael Soi.