Transition Magazine’s archive was a central artist resource. The historical publication—founded in Uganda in 1961—provided a framework to question liberation. In this way, the magazine was a companion text to both inform our curatorial process and a touchstone for...
On 9 December 2022 we sat, saturated by days of conversation and energisedfor new collaborations. This was not a workshop with defined aims and objectives,rather it was an invitation to share food and ideas. Three curators, Kara, Sofia andBonita and a curious leader,...
Raan aci thong kek weng , Letaru Dralega, 2022
This exhibition brings together the diverse practices of four artists, each working within their own distinct mediums yet unified by a shared exploration of the forces of fission, fusion, and creative convergence. The exhibition explores how fragmentation and unity,...
Borderlands Art is delighted to present works from the SEND ME exhibition. Following the idea that insecurity is not new, the exhibition took a historical and contemporary look at artistic freedom. It traced different eras of political repression in Uganda and...
For the first time in South Africa, we showcased the work of emerging artists Elsadig Janka (Sudan) and Manuela Lara (Colombia). These two artists use contemporary art as a form of liberation, reframing narratives of violence through activism and resilience. Their...
The hadra is a ritual, with embodied gatherings and invocations of communion with ancestral spirituality. The term translates from Arabic to mean a Devine presence. It is this presence that Elsadig Janka connects in his series Ahmed My Beloved. For this photographic...
“VIVAS is a series of portraits of indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and peasant female social leaders/activists that celebrates their resilience and inspiring stories; these unseen snapshots in time, to help the world understand and empathize with the struggles women...
Borderlands Art hosted a private artist talk featuring Gloria Kiconco and Charity Atukunda, two artists from Confluence, in an intimate discussion about their creative processes and the themes of fragmentation and synthesis in their work. This exclusive event brought...
Four contemporary artists - Manuela Lara, Gloria Kiconco, Charity Atukunda, and Elsadig Janka are holding a group exhibition in Kampala titled "Confluence: Fission, Fusion, and Creative Alchemy" that is exploring the dynamic intersections of art, culture, and identity...
Screenshot Artsy Editorial spotlights Borderlands Art as 1 of the 10 participating galleries to watch!Artsy’s online showcase Black-Owned Galleries Now showcases more than 60 gallerists from around the world and the artists they platform. Read more...
Four contemporary artists - Manuela Lara, Gloria Kiconco, Charity Atukunda, and Elsadig Janka are holding a group exhibition in Kampala titled "Confluence: Fission, Fusion, and Creative Alchemy" that is exploring the dynamic intersections of art, culture, and identity...
Screenshot Artsy Editorial spotlights Borderlands Art as 1 of the 10 participating galleries to watch!Artsy’s online showcase Black-Owned Galleries Now showcases more than 60 gallerists from around the world and the artists they platform. Read more...
Borderlands Art will be showing Laeïla Adjovi, Gloria Kiconco and Charity Atukunda. This all female line up of artists features large scale hand painted kangas (traditional East African fabrics with proverbs), small intimate sculptural zines made from Lubugo (Ugandan...
