Nairobi, June 11 -- There is a blurry line between genius and madness that Rasto Cyprian shows in his art. His artworks depict a man who loses himself in colours and the absurdity of the concepts in his paintings.

"Ephemerals", his exhibition at Circle Art Gallery, feels like a walk through a mangrove forest in sepia. Vines and branches twist and turn from the undergrowth in the different colours reflecting Rasto's moods. The show is a collage of work that meditates on rejuvenation, decay, and the in between that recognises the vulnerability of these moments.

For young visual artists, gallery exhibitions are hard to come by. For others, not all are as successful. However, for Rasto, who is 24 years old, this is his second show in six mo...