June 27, 2026 - August 22, 2026
Kampala, Uganda
Afriart Gallery is pleased to present Okutambula Kulaba: To Travel Is to See*, a solo exhibition by Ugandan artist Odur Ronald.
The exhibition features new works from Odur’s ongoing project, The Republic of This and That, a body of work that began in 2020 with a single embossed aluminium passport. Through installations, tapestries, and printed, embossed, and manipulated aluminium sheets incorporating his signature passports, border stamps, and other symbolic forms, the series expands into a broader exploration of mobility, access, freedom, and self-determination.
Rooted in the artist’s own experiences with visa applications and immigration systems, Okutambula Kulaba reflects on how global systems of classification determine who is able to participate fully in an increasingly connected yet divided world.
At its core, this exhibition challenges us to imagine: What if we moved beyond the labels and categories that divide us and met one another as human beings first, in all our complexity? What might the world look like if our shared humanity guided how we relate to one another?
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*The title draws from the Luganda proverb “Okutambula kulaba, okudda kunyumya,” which literally translates as “To travel is to see and return to tell the story.” It imagines travel as a process of connection and knowledge production: venturing into the world and returning with new perspectives to one’s own community.