COLLIN SEKAJUGO

The artist’s technique of recycling locally sourced material like Polypropylene bags in his work is a response to the inclusion of contemporary consumer materials in his art. Conversely, Sekajugo’s collage paintings are symbolic of his relationship with the community: to create a narrative that the public can relate to through working with found objects like denim fabrics and waste paper. Ultimately, his collages invite conversation on durability and sustainability as a metaphor to the cliché Africa does not produce art.

As such, Sekajugo’s art has the distinction of being showcased in a permanent collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington D.C, showcased at the Cape Town Art Fair 2018, Art X Lagos 2018 and Young Guns 2018, a group show at Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery, London, UK.

Born in 1980 in Masaka, South-eastern district of Uganda to a Ugandan father and a Rwandese mother, Collin Sekajugo is a community-conscious artist whose artistic practice is rooted in the community. Although he did not study art at school, in 2006 Sekajugo went on a study tour to several Eastern and Southern African countries that exposed him to new ideas of art-making. It is this experience that has since shaped his art as a reflection of the society he lives in.

Text courtesy Afriart Gallery