Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi

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Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi

A unique and unforgettable portrait of an intriguing community: the small traders of Nairobi.
In Nairobi, slick advertising has made few inroads, and shopping malls and supermarkets remain a rarity. People buy their daily necessities locally, from small traders within their communities. Business owners paint their own billboards and signs, or call in friends who happen to be handy with a paintbrush. The results are delightfully quirkyâ€•an authentic form of popular street graphics that is endlessly fascinating.

â€œBeauty is your birthrightâ€ proclaims the Eclipse Hair Salon. The Enlightened Electricals store features paintings of bulbs, switches, sockets, and plugs. More than one shack hotel sports the name â€œHotel Hilton,â€ while elsewhere â€œJoy Hotelâ€ is scrawled in white paint across corrugated metal panels.

â€œGhetto life is not easyâ€ says the facade of the Abdalla Store. Indeed not: these are people for whom the threat of hunger is never far away, and money is a constant preoccupation. Yet in poignant and frank interviews with Steve Bloom, Kenyans display extraordinary generosity: their priorities are faith, family, love, community, and helping others. 125 color illustrations
Country USA
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500543818
ReleaseDate 2009-11-03

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500543818
ReleaseDate	2009-11-03

Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi

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