To walk through The Skin of Memory is to immerse oneself in precolonial prophecy. From visions of the coming of the white man, to the railway lines, to the imposition of foreign education systems, Abdul Rop's exhibition brings to life Kenya’s history through a striking series of grayscale prints.
He draws from the history of the Nandi resistance against British colonial rule. As a descendant of the Nandi people of Kenya’s Rift Valley, Abdul approaches this history as both personal inheritance and as a lens to examine colonialism’s lasting mark on communities, land and identity.
