Merchants of Sacred Favour examines the rise of Charismatic Pentecostal Churches in Kenya, driven by the right to worship enshrined in law and the influx of American evangelical missions during the 1980s Structural Adjustment Programs. The work investigates the commodification of Christianity and the performative nature of contemporary worship—miracles, prophecies, and ecstatic speech—marketed as spiritual remedies to existential and economic despair.

Through a wall-hanging installation of ten custom lightboxes and printed posters on woven polypropylene (burlap), the work draws from real church advertisements in Nairobi and Kisumu. These materials, often used for agricultural trade, highlight the transactional nature of faith in an era shaped by media saturation and neoliberal ideologies. The flickering light mimics online ads and clickbait, evoking the constant lure of spiritual promises. Referencing the biblical Ten Commandments and the symbolic meaning of the number ten, the installation reflects on the power dynamics, contradictions, and spectacle of faith in urban Africa.