32º East, Orange and Makerere University have joined forces to document and give exposure to Uganda’s leading female artists. The Soapbox gladly presents the artists’ short statements about their art and ambitions. This is part one with Maria Naita, Stella Atal, Amanda Tumusiime and Rose Kirumira: The second part features Sheila Nakitende, Lyton […]
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Milumbe Haimbe | Ananiya
Talk with Zambian artist Milumbe Haimbe on her recent work … The Soapbox: Dear Milumbe, it’s exciting to learn about your new comic book project and your according research. You’ve told us that you came across some graphic novels from the African continent that were of interest for your work. Could you specify the authors […]
Usha Seejarim | Venus at home
Interview with South African artist Usha Seejarim on her exhibition Venus at home at the Johannesburg Art Gallery 10.02.-12.05.2013 … The Soapbox: You describe your exhibition as an exploration of “two distinctly female roles”, namely your role as housewife or mother and artist. How would you describe your artistic strategy? Does it consolidate and celebrate […]
IngridRobertMwangiHutter | Headskin
Looking back in time from the vantage point of the present, I can see that there have been many different phases in my life, which brought out certain manifestations of my being. There were times in which it was important to position myself rather strongly as a woman, then as a Kenyan, an African, an […]
Claudine Pommier | The power of art
Claudine Pommier, a Canadian filmmaker and visual artist, had the opportunity to work in several African countries with local artists, various workshops and public projects. Concerning her film The power of art she writes: “this eventually gave me the desire to present to others what’s happening in the contemporary art scene in Africa. I plunged […]
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