Remembering Westgate Forever
Kenyans will always remember the horrific events at Westgate, and “Rest in Power Ruhila and the other Lost Souls”, a graffiti piece by Nairobi-based artist Bankslave, is a visual representation of the city’s collective response to that memory
This graffiti piece by Nairobi-based artist Bankslave was inspired by the events at Westgate, and captures the anguish, despair, horror and sorrow caused by those events.
When the drains open
The incorporation of the drainage outlet turns it into a continuous response by the people and the city, as though all of Nairobi spews its guts at the recall of Westgate, and will forever do so.
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