Futuristic African Stories by Osborne Macharia
Kenyan-Canadian photographic artist, Osborne Macharia, is a masterful visual storyteller. His photography and digital art transform African culture and stories to elevated futurism. The stories of the people and urban cultures he describes are engaging on their own, but when Osborne applies his artistic touch and Afrofuturism spin, the stories become spellbinding!
Here are some of our favourite stories from the Afrofuturism artist.
Story #1: Regardless of where you live in Africa, you’ll be familiar with the production of fake brands, with a word changed or a bit of the logo distorted. But it doesn’t matter much - locals still love it because they feel good wearing Dior. Osborne’s series tells this interesting story:
Story #2: In this series, Osborne tells the story of four HIV/AIDS orphaned boys who are school kids by day and neighbourhood watch by night. These ingenious boys create their own body wear surveillance equipment that can send untraceable calls to the police if they see something suspicious.
Story #3: Our absolute favourite is this one. Here, Osborne features these extraordinary aeronautic engineers and artists who recreate furniture out of salvaged airplane parts! Code named, Air Gikosh, they work out of Nairobi’s Gikomba Market, testing their engineering and creative skills daily. The coolest part about this series is how Osborne describes each of them and the particular work they do as part of their team:
