Kenyan artist, Sebastian Kiarie, is responsible for the iron throne replica that has been doing the rounds on social media.
His installation is a large chair made with pangas (machetes) and placed on a rugged red patchwork rug.
Inspired by the highly acclaimed TV series, Game of Thrones, the Kiambu-based artist set out to forge his very own version of the throne that was the centre of all the conflict that was witnessed in the recently concluded show.
Unlike the show's throne which was allegedly forged when thousands of swords were moulded together by dragon fire, Kiarie throne, dubbed the seat of impunity, was forged by smelting hundreds of pangas together.
Kiarie's eerie sculpture unsettles the nerves, especially in a country where machetes have been used to cause needless pain and bloodshed in the past.
However, the artist revealed that it was actually the post-election violence of 2007 that left thousands dead, all for a shot at claiming the seat of power, coupled with the design of the iron throne in Kings Landing (in the TV show) that gave him inspiration and direction.
Kiarie stated that he hoped his art piece would act as a timely reminder of just how fast things could spiral if Kenyans allowed divisive politics to take a hold of the country once more.
The seat of impunity, among other works of arts by Kiarie and his counterparts, were displayed at the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) in June 2018.
Kiarie hails from Kiambu in a village called Ngecha, which according to reports by the Daily Nation, has produced more artists than any other single area in Kenya.
Christened as the village of artists, Ngecha boasts of a vibrant and well-stocked arts centre that was established back in 1995 and has been described as a multidisciplinary place for theatre, music, poetry and visual arts.
Here's a video of Kiarie speaking about the seat of impunity:
