Nakitto Sandra Suubi
Nakitto Sandra Suubi is a Ugandan visual and performing artist. She holds a master’s degree in fine art at the Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine art. Suubi’s sculptural installations are big in form and size.
Must work for us if it stays with us
They depict messages of hope and the power of possibility highlighting the reuse of different media such as recycled plastic and metal, most recently—experimenting with different forms of found materials found within particular communities in which she works in Kampala, Uganda and other parts of the world. Suubi studies these communities through observation, discussions with the people living with in these communities and collects and experiments with the different media found within these communities.
The installations add to the discussion about the function of objects such as used plastic bottles (transformation and application) in everyday life and the role of artists as the eye of society. She believes that materials such as plastic which is not biodegradable, ‘Must work for us if it stays with us.’ Suubi has participated in several art events in and out of Uganda.
Age of wonderland
Part of the ‘Age Of Wonderland’ project employed used material from collection sites in Eindhoven to create together with some of the members of the community an installation piece titled ‘Ebirooto’ to mean dreams. The piece was installed at the Baltan Laboratories.
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Bayimba Stage Backdrop
Using shredded plastic to create the form, Sandra Suubi created the stage backdrop to the main stage of the Bayimba International Festival. Materials including over 7000 plastic bottles were sourced from different parts of Kampala to create the piece. The designs comprised of recycled plastic bottles, oil-based paint, metal wire and plastic string.
Recyled music objects
“I explored the different ways in which Ugandan music instruments are made and created recycled african instruments. I then carried out a workshop with a few musicians at the Uganda National Theatre to share this knowledge but also take these instruments for a taste drive to establish if they were usable. This is an ongoing project.“
On residency at Kuona Arts Trust
“On residency at Kuona Arts Trust, I realised that just like plastic, Ugali ( posho) was one of the most available products to each person. This led to an exploration of this similarity. When people at Ugali they role it into a ball like form and then have it dipped in soup and finally chewed up in one’s mouth. In the exhibition I used a sauce pan used to cook ugali and replaced the ugali with plastic, I then asked the audience the question? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE SERVED PLASTIC?“ Sandra Suubi.
In Transit
In Transit depicts a tree growing from a boat with its roots penetrating the boat’s bottom. This sculpture represents the story of Gaba landing site in Uganda well known as a space for fishing, but overtime has developed several other economic activities. The sculptural piece is an abstract representation of the changes that have taken place at Ggaba landing site.