The Invisible Inventories Zine
The Invisible Inventories zine, published in 2021, brings together critical reflections, research findings, and artistic responses from this unique Kenyan-European collaboration. Available in both English and German, it serves as a platform for diverse voices exploring the complex realities of cultural heritage in a post-colonial world.
Through essays, conversations, and object biographies, the publication offers fresh perspectives on reimagining relationships between cultural institutions across continents.
Through essays, conversations, and object biographies, the publication offers fresh perspectives on reimagining relationships between cultural institutions across continents.
The Invisible Inventories zine, published 2021
88 pages, 21 x 29,7 cm, full colour
88 pages, 21 x 29,7 cm, full colour
Contributors include Chao Tayiana Maina, George Abungu, Wandile Kasibe, The Nest Collective, SHIFT Collective and other leading voices in cultural heritage and decolonization.
Key Themes: Database creation and analysis, cross-cultural institutional collaboration, object histories and biographies, decolonial approaches to heritage, community engagement and ownership, and digital heritage and accessibility.
The zine is available for sale in print and digital editions via Soma Nami Books (Kenya) and Iwalewa Books (Germany).
Key Themes: Database creation and analysis, cross-cultural institutional collaboration, object histories and biographies, decolonial approaches to heritage, community engagement and ownership, and digital heritage and accessibility.
The zine is available for sale in print and digital editions via Soma Nami Books (Kenya) and Iwalewa Books (Germany).