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,...
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Brushes Aside
Re-Storying South Sudan
Raan aci thong kek weng , Letaru Dralega, 2022
Vulnerability and strength during the poly crisis
Borderlands Co-Founder reflects on Shiela Nakitende's work for Gallery Brulhart We are in turbulent times, facing a number of inter-connected forces that threaten our wellbeing and life on the planet. By centering wind, Geneva based Gallery Brulhart’s group exhibition...
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Send Me
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 contemporarylook at artistic freedom. It traced different eras of political repression in Uganda andEast...
Ahmed My Beloved
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...
Manuela Lara
“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...
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Send Me Exhibition
In this exhibition, viewers are transported to Abu Dhabi from its low-rise, mono-functional, and car-reliant suburbs to its mixed-use, high-density, and livelier city centre. A photographic and video journey shows the fragmentation of the landscape revealing the impact that roads create on local populations.
Borderlands Co-curates Abu Dhabi (Dis) Connected
In this exhibition, viewers are transported to Abu Dhabi from its low-rise, mono-functional, and car-reliant suburbs to its mixed-use, high-density, and livelier city centre. A photographic and video journey shows the fragmentation of the landscape revealing the impact that roads create on local populations.
Panel Discussion – “Abaana Ba Kintu” Exhibition
To mark the occasion of the Kampala installation, a discussion was held at the Chemistry Department at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda on 1st April.
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Arts: Send Me Exhibit Explores Artistic Freedom Of East Africa
The SEND ME Exhibition presents a compelling exploration of artistic freedom and insecurity within the context of East Africa, drawing upon both historical and contemporary perspectives. Read the full article here
In Conversation Elsadig Mohamed Janka: Liminal Space is a Place of Creativity and Vision
Janka’s latest solo exhibition is a deeply personal journey into his spirituality, his closest friendship, and the circumstances of his life. Read the full article on Contemporary And
Send Me Exhibition
Elsadig Janka, Gloria Kiconco, Charity Atukunda OVERVIEW This exhibition brings together three contemporary artists in conversation with Transition Magazine. Charity Atukunda, Elsadig Janka and Gloria Kiconco will show newly commissioned artwork. Each artist...