In Africa, street hawkers are perceived to carry out a low-income earner’s job; this is because people think it won’t cost them a lot to establish the business, other than the capital to start and the manpower to walk from street to street.
On the other hand, in a continent where there is a large scale of unemployment and under-employment the trend helps to fill in the gap for people that are ready to create something out of nothing and play an essential part in society as they contribute equally to the economy. They do that by selling goods, handcraft or food items; whether stationary or mobile hawkers often advertise by loud street cries or chants and conduct banter with customers to attract attention and enhance sales.
With this series of works, my attention is drawn to the energy and the street credibility that street hawkers show while they are at work. It is fascinating how they arrange the goods to make them look attractive to the potential customer. The effort it takes to arrange those goods and how the colours play out gives it a unique artistic expression.