Ian Wainaina
Tides That Bind
Obelus 1
22 — 27 November 2024
exhibition text, map and checklist
Ian Wainaina (b. 1995, Kiambu, Kenya) is a Berlin based self taught photographer and visual artist. Deeply rooted in his personal experiences of navigation through the western society of the past decade, Wainaina's art invites viewers to engage in new and unpredictable cycles of thought and association by leaning into experimentation and material exploration as well as abstraction. Wainana received a BSc in Applied Economics from Cornell University in 2019. Selected group exhibitions include Rotlicht Festival, Vienna 2024; Artichoke Trust, London 2024; and Aperture Film Lab, Berlin 2022. Tides That Bind is Wainana's first solo exhibition in Berlin.
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Multiple Connections (detail)
2019-2024
polaroid assemblage
dimension variable
Ian Wainaina, Multiple Connections (detail)
2019-2024
polaroid assemblage
dimension variable
Ian Wainaina, Ritual II
2024
inkjet archival print
50 x 70 cm
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Alone Together
2019
Aluminum dipped film
40 x 60 cm
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, Installation View
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, reading, Monday 25th November 2024
Ian Wainaina, Tides That Bind, reading, Monday 25th November 2024