Museum of the Revolution

The streets in Guy Tillim' s photographs function as silent witnesses to the ebb and flow of political, and social shifts of power and become a museum of the many revolutions that have taken place in African countries over the past 65 years. They reflect a new reality, distinct from the economic stagnation wrought by socialist policies that usually accompanied African nationalism, the reality of re-building and enterprise, and new sets of aspirations imbued with capitalistic values.