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C'est l'Ouganda Photograph

Collin Sekajugo

Uganda

Photography, Digital on Paper

Size: 59 W x 35.2 H x 1 D in

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About The Artwork

This work is part of my ongoing investigative study on the role of identity in the making of Uganda's social fabric. It speaks to the tension between its fast growing population versus the availability of public resources that are meant to cater for it. The artwork is executed as a performance where I start by quilting empty food sacks and create tapestries that i eventually use as the backdrop for my models. The quilted sacks denote the seemingly endless need for humanitarian aid in poverty stricken and refugee-hosting countries like Uganda.

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Photography:Digital on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:59 W x 35.2 H x 1 D in

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Ugandan/Rwandan Artist with a social conscience Born 1980 in Masaka, Uganda. In 2007 after traveling around Eastern and Southern Africa on a series of study tours Collin Sekajugo returned to Rwanda with a vision of “Using Art to Change Lives”. This mission led him to open the first visual arts space in Kigali under the name Ivuka. During this time, Rwanda was seen as a new born baby struggling to reconcile its turbulent past and reconstruct itself. Ivuka whose name connotes re-birth became a center of hope for ambitious youth eager to explore life’s meaning through the arts. An incubator for creative activities, Ivuka includes a joint studio space for aspiring visual artists and a children traditional dance troupe, Rwamakondera (Rwandan horns) that brings together disadvantaged children and teaches them dance as a means of healing, educating and instilling in them a sense of hope for their future. Inspired by the success of Ivuka and eager to extend this vision of using arts to catalyze change in his father’s birthplace, Masaka, Uganda, this self-taught artist expanded his scope to the village of Ndegeya. In 2010 Sekajugo started transforming the village into an arts destination under an initiative that he named Ndegeya Foundation. Ironically, Ndegeya, is the local name for a Weaver Bird, which is recognized for its artistically elaborate nests, reinforcing the image of this environ as a birthplace of creativity and innovation. Today Ndegeya village boasts a sculpture park with camping facilities; a village art gallery; children’s library and a youth development center. Additionally, Sekajugo runs an artists-in-residency program called Weaver Bird Residency for creatives that are eager to enjoy and seek inspirations from this special village while developing their artistic practices.  In 2017, Ivuka Arts Kigali celebrated its 10th anniversary. This important milestone has given Collin Sekajugo pause to sit back and reflect on how his humble initiative has inspired its alumni to open similar spaces such as the Uburanga Arts Studio, Inema Art Centre, Yego Art Centre and Niyo Arts Gallery. Sekajugo's own artwork reflects on his social conscience, highlighting the link between art and community in Africa. Sekajugo has travelled extensively in Africa, Europe and North America, participating in international artists' conferences, workshops and residencies through which he is quickly gaining international name recognition.

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