Black-and-white photograph of a young Mo Amin in a darkroom, seated beneath a photographic enlarger — Image: A young Mo Amin © The Mo Amin Collection

Past exhibition

Fragments of Memory

Photographs from the Mo Amin Collection

Co-curated by Michael Kainga & Joel Lukhovi

Directions Catalogue

Runs

20 August –⁠ 1 November 2026

Where

The Good Grain

AK119, Waiyaki Way Slip Rd, Westlands

Second left after Sanlam Towers

Hours

Tuesday to Friday, 8am to 4pm

Saturday, 8am to 8pm

Sunday, 12 noon to 6pm

The exhibition spans the courtyard, ground floor and first floor.

An exhibition bringing together a selection of works from one of Africa's most significant photographic archives. Spanning moments of political transformation and everyday life, these images reveal how history is shaped through a diverse range of encounters.

Mo Amin (1943–1996) was a Kenyan photojournalist and documentary filmmaker who founded Camerapix, establishing it as one of Africa's leading photojournalism agencies. In these fragments, personal remembrance and shared history converge.

Programme

Earlier

Thu 20 Aug18:00–21:00Event
Opening night
The Good Grain
Past
Thu 8 Oct18:00–20:15Screening
Mo & Me
Outdoor screening of Salim Amin’s documentary on his father, Mo Amin, followed by a Q&A with Salim Amin.
The Good Grain
RSVP Past
Thu 15 Oct18:30–20:45Screening
Stand Together as One
Outdoor screening with Kulture Klub of the documentary on the images that brought the 1983–85 Ethiopian famine to the world, followed by a Q&A with Salim Amin.
The Good Grain
RSVP Past
Sat 17 Oct10:00–13:00Tour
The Mo Amin Collection and Archive Tour
A tour of the archive: photographs, contact sheets and the stories behind the work.
Shared on RSVP
RSVP Past
Sat 17 Oct14:00–17:00Tour
The Mo Amin Collection and Archive Tour
A tour of the archive: photographs, contact sheets and the stories behind the work.
Shared on RSVP
RSVP Past
Sat 24 Oct12:00–18:00Book day
Mo Amin Photo-book Day
A day with Mo Amin’s photo-books from across his career.
The Good Grain
RSVP Past