In early 2018 Picha Marangi, a photographer and stylist from Kibera, travelled to Turkana on assignment.
While in Turkana, Picha Marangi met Elizabeth Korikel, a translator, beading artist and singer.
Each day at work they complemented each other’s style, struck by how they both loved bold color and statement pieces.
Along the way love blossomed and to celebrate their nuptials, they created looks that incorporated their shared love for vivid color, Elizabeth’s beading work and Picha Marangi’s redesigned thrifted clothes.
The Flyest Wedding in Africa is a fictional art project and the first project from The Artists Xchange, a year long undertaking that brings together artists from Turkana, Karamoja, Kampala and Nairobi to produce work that responds to the issues facing the Ateker region (Turkana & Karamoja) in a direct or abstract manner.
The artists work in various disciplines including video art, film, fashion, music, visual art and photography. The Artists Xchange is a companion project of the feature documentary Turkana: Race for Resources (www.turkanafilm.com) which will be released in 2020.
