Contact:
Sayari Collective
Martin Kaona Mobile
P.O. Box 305-80200 Malindi, Kenya
Martin Kaona is a photographer, cultural archivist, and curator based in Malindi, Kenya. His practice blends visual storytelling, digital archiving, and installation to preserve and reimagine Indigenous knowledge systems, with a particular focus on the endangered rituals, music, and oral traditions of the Mijikenda people along Kenya’s coast.
Founder of Sayari Collective, Martin develops projects that merge community-based archiving, intercultural collaboration, and intergenerational dialogue. His ongoing project, Ngoma na Kumbukumbu (Drums and Memory), documents sacred instruments, songs, and rituals through photography, sound, and film, creating living archives that bridge past and present while fostering dialogue across generations and geographies.