Nairobi, Aug. 6 -- The Great Repair exhibition unfurls across Nairobi like a living thing. The exhibition is anchored in the basement of The Mall in Westlands, spilling onto a mezzanine floor, and echoing through walks, talks, and satellite shows scattered across the city.

With more than 30 participating artists and over 400 guests at its opening, it is easily the biggest art event of the year.

Yet its magnitude lies not only in size but in its theme: Repair. Hosted by ARCH+, the exhibition asks audiences to consider repair as both process and product, a creative act that transforms brokenness into continuity.

Here, repair is not simply restoration but a philosophy-visible in the artefacts, embedded in preparation, and alive in the nar...