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Sanaa Gateja: They Too Are the Earth
New work by veteran Ugandan artist Sanaa Gateja in paper beads, bark cloth, banana fibre and found roots.
About the event
Afriart Gallery presents new work by veteran Ugandan artist Sanaa Gateja, known as 'The Bead King' for his technique of making beads from recycled paper. The show features paper-bead tapestries on bark cloth, new works on banana fibre, and found-root sculptures examining material, memory and transformation.
Gateja, who studied in Florence and London before returning to Uganda, has used his bead-making practice to employ thousands of local women since the 1990s.
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- Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, public holidays 10am-4pm
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Sanaa Gateja
Organiser
Afriart Gallery ↗
[email protected] / +256701630640
Event information from
- Sanaa Gateja: The Bead King africanah.org
Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go.
