To mark this milestone, the Alliance Française has invited stylist and visual artist Kevo Abbra to present his new body of photographic and sculptural work, Ancestors of Tomorrow, inspired by the cultural memory, stories, and traditions of the Lamu and Turkana peoples.

Through this installation, Abbra invites us to turn our lens toward the future without leaving the past behind. Drawing from ancestry, identity, and imagination, he asks us to envision a world where African histories, cultures, and dreams shape what comes next.

For 200 years, photography has shaped our way of seeing the world and offered humanity a means of preserving memory and transmitting stories, emotions, and ideas.

To celebrate this historical milestone, the Alliance Française has invited stylist and visual artist Kevo Abbra to present his new series of photographic and sculptural works, Ancestors of Tomorrow, inspired by the cultural memory, stories, and traditions of the Lamu and Turkana peoples.

Through this installation, Abbra invites us to look towards the future without leaving the past behind. Drawing on ancestral heritage, identity, and imagination, he proposes that we envision a world where African stories, cultures, and dreams shape what comes next.