UGANDA - Lilian Nabulime
(b.1963) is a lecturer and was head of the Sculpture Department
at Makerere University, Uganda. At present she is a PhD
candidate in the U.K. Her pieces here are concerned with the
devastating effects of HIV/AIDS. Her message to women is that
they should reevaluate their sexual conduct because statistics
show that more women are infected by the disease than men. Her
faces, carved in wood, are the masks of people trying to hide
their plight; her glass test tubes contain the various tragedies
that are in store for the afflicted. None of the consequences
can be predicted. Viewing the test tubes, we face an enigma
because the initial visual response is to concentrate on the
interesting, varied contents, putting aside the message. The
Knots speak to the fact that, because of poverty, so many women
get trapped in risky relationships which expose them to AIDS.
The cowrie shells are symbols of strength that can empower
women.
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