Wangari Mathenge, A Day of Rest (Inviolata, Rahema and Julia), 2023
By Riann Phillip
Wangari Mathenge at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
This new series from Wangari Mathenge – who left her career as a lawyer to pursue her art – looks at the plight of domestic workers in Kenya, particularly the young women who leave rural communities for the city in search of work. As part of the series, Mathenge invited 20 domestic workers to her studio in Nairobi to partake in empowering workshops and discussions about spirituality, finances, education and feminism.
