Jean-Vincent Simonet: Kitengela - Paperback

by Jean-Vincent Simonet (Photographer), Thomas Bellegarde (Editor), Jean-Vincent Simonet (Editor)

Colorful and carnivalesque, Simonet's images of the Kitengela glass village explore a creative utopia where art and nature intertwine

Founded in the early 1980s by Nani Croze, Kitengela is a five-acre village in south Nairobi crafted from recycled glass. In this vibrant photobook with playful open binding, Jean-Vincent Simonet (born 1991) captures Kitengela's multifaceted narrative, portraying its simultaneous uses as a home, workplace and sculpture garden.