section3: Conceptual
Cyrus
… the artists are Kuona
I am Cyrus Kabiru, an artist from Kenya. I do sculpting, painting and I also design my Glasses and I love what I do.
Q: How long have you been at Kuona? A: It’ s been about three years now. I joined Kuona at the end of 2006 up to now and am happy being at Kuona because of the contact and working together with the other artists who I believe are Kuona.
Q: Do you like the space? A: I can work anywhere and the spaces are good depending on where you are. The space I work in, I think is a good place.
Q: Where were you before Kuona? A: I used to have my own studio at my own place. A home studio- I used to do painting and a bit of sculpting but because of the size, I preferred to do painting. When I joined Kuona that’ s when I started working more on sculpting.
Q: Who influenced the sculpting at Kuona or was it just because of the space? A: It wasn’ t just because of the space. Earlier I was a toy maker, and I really never had anyone I would have told that I wanted to make
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