Tuwaye 2022
8th March
Buuka space, Buloba
The one dayTuwaye (let’s talk) convening themed Rest at Tea with Iraa-the granary was held in Buloba, Uganda brought together ugandan artists Pamela Enyonu, Mable Akeu, Joanne Namunina, Linda Mutungi, Sheila Nakitende, Gloria Kiconco, Stacey Gillian, Mona Obua Okula and Immy Mali.
This session was designed to be informal and casual in approach to the theme of Rest. Participants relaxed in a homely calm environment which did not solicit any expectations other than getting to know each other and hopefully growing a network that would be helpful for future engagements.
Financed by Newcastle university UK, the Tuwaye was in collaboration with Iraa the Granary and Buuka Space.
Photos by Royal Kenogo and Martha Kazungu
About Iraa the Granary
Iraa is a Lugbara word for granary, a place where a family’s plentiful harvests are kept for consumption in times of need. Iraa takes on an experimental format to networking and memory gathering starting with the literal preparation and sharing of food as the point of departure. Food is a congregator, builder of trust and somehow identities. This space is one for the intricacies, the memories of who we are and the moments in which we continue to live. A story-telling that does not separate the narrator and the protagonist. The experiments also aim to explore existent modes of archiving within various Ugandan traditions. “I have found that other than mouth to ear testimony of an artist’s existence in Uganda, it’s often an uphill struggle to find and share further information due to what seems like “anomalous” archiving systems. It is the desire to explore these systems as well as attempt to create a living archive that has led to the birth of Iraa-the granary…” Text by Immy Mali