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    The Dead Can Dance

    MIKE BERUBE THE DEAD CAN DANCE

    by Mike Berube

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    The work shown is a compilation of life in the slums and how hope and determination survives on less than 1 U.S. dollar a day. 75% of the population in Kenya lives within the slums (anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,0000 people). They are government owned land sites and those who live there pay an average rent of 1,000 Kenyan Shillings a month (about $15 U.S.) Most cannot afford to pay rent and have to resort to other payment methods in order to survive. Disease is very common within the slums as well. Malaria, cholera, typhoid and yellow fever live within these communities as well as a suggested HIV/AIDS rate of over 90% of the population. These photographs are a look into what life is like in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya – you cannot use a North American lens to view the slums - the dead CAN dance. Everything from daily life itself. To surviving within the slums by means of small business enterprises as well as those who depend on prostitution and the trade of drugs for their family’s survival. In the aftermath of the election violence, life slowly returns to normal. The burnt, empty places are gradually being inhabited again by families and extended families. During the violence following the election on December 27, 2007, more than 200,000 refugees fled the violence and many were orphaned from their loved ones. This is everyday life within an area of the world that does not get touched often. These are the people and these are their stories. This is life within the slums where people are categorically invisible.
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    • Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
    • Project Option: Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
      # of Pages: 158
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      • Hardcover, Dust Jacket: 9781364111359
    • Publish Date: Nov 24, 2009
    • Language English
    • Keywords photography, journalism, war
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    About the Creator
    mikeberube
    mike berube
    whitby, ontario, canada

    Mike Berube is a freelance photographer whose aim is to document social issues around the globe. After spending a large part of 2007 abroad, Mike has built a large body of work rooted in Kenya, Africa. His photography and essays have been published in magazines and other publications in Italy, France, North America and Brazil. He is currently finishing a book entitled The Dead Can Dance. It is a compilation of work from Africa's main slums in Kenya, which have been ravaged by recent election violence. The book will be released July 1st, 2008 by Blurb press. Mike currently resides in Toronto, Canada and is available for assignments both nationally and internationally. For more information on print sales or for additional information please contact him directly.

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