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...
Discourse
“Send Me” Inceptions
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,...
Re-Storying South Sudan
Re-Storying South Sudan Safety and Storytelling, the exhibition on art, heritage and protection tried to reframe what has been a tried narrative about that region of Africa. Artworks tried to imagine a different past and future in area often defined on humanitarian...
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...
More Than Just a Gallery
What does a socially and environmentally engaged gallery look like? We can search and search for the right model, or we can make our own and trace the process. Art galleries across Africa are working to replicate the Euro-American model of white cube...





