Florin Iki is a Kenyan-Italian visual artist based in Nairobi. Born in a family of artists and having lived among different cultures, she was exposed to various art disciplines from a young age. She produces her work in a variety of media including painting, drawing, collage, and installation work. She has exhibited in various group shows in Kenya. Her practice focuses on questions of identity, youth, emotional states, mental health, and women. Florin’s work is observational, she analyses her feelings and emotions and uses her personal experiences when making her work, searching for unfamiliar paths within herself. The figures in her work are often anonymous allowing the viewer to find their own feelings and stories in them. She has exhibited in various group shows in Nairobi, most recently an Artsy online exclusive show with Circle in July 2021. She currently lives and works in Nairobi.
