Home is Where the Heart Is

In 2006, Mimi Cherono Ng’ok a young Kenyan-born photographer chose to document immigrants from different African countries living in Cape Town, South Africa. Her interest in this project was sparked by the attacks of the Somali community who were living in Cape Town in 2006. "I felt some of the pertinent issues weren’t being addressed and decided to give a voice to these immigrants", she says. This prompts the question as to the true meaning of the word ‘home’. While for many it might mean their country of birth, for others it could be an environment where ones creativity flourishes. Caroline Kaminju spoke with Mimi the photographer and a foreigner at home in South Africa.
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