Jose Hendo Among Ugandan artists to Showcase At the Venice International Art Exhibition

As part of the "Foreigners Everywhere" exhibit

Jose Hendo and 5 other Ugandan designers showcased at the 60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere. The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday April 20 to Sunday November 24, 2024, at the Giardini and the Arsenale in Italy.

It is organized by La Biennale di Venezia with the Ugandan Pavilion of this showcase was curated by Elizabeth Acaye Kerunen and featured esteemed artists like features works by Artisan Weavers’ Collective, Taga Nuwagaba, Sana Gateja, Xenson Ssenkaba, Jose Hendo and Odur Ronald.

Mother Earth Weeps

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Jose Hendo’s work is a call to sustainable living, with the 3R stripe motif (Reduce Reuse Recycle) going through her work. She showcased two gowns and a wall hanging made primarily of bark cloth. Starting with this gown, made from bark cloth to reduce environmental impact, it’s inspired by the Nile River. The design incorporates recycled materials like CDs and an upcycled wedding dress to emphasize reuse. The overall message is a call to action to protect the environment and reduce waste, particularly in technology. Essentially, the dress is a visual representation of the Nile’s past, present, and future, while highlighting the urgent need to preserve it for generations to come.

Melting Glacier:

This piece is taken from the ‘Signs Of The Now’ design series and the concept is in direct response to what is happening in the world at the present time. Landfill space running out, the plastic in the oceans, the melting glaciers and polar ice, the list goes on. If we do not act now. When? Made from different brown, black barkcloth, and the cream one which is a new innovation using the same brown/terracotta barkcloth as the skirt. The three stripes on the garment stand for Reduce Reuse Recycle, a call to action.

Common Threads

This artwork is made using a single strip of barkcloth manipulated to outline the continental landmasses, representing the common thread that connects us all, with the short strips to represent social distancing and isolation. The rugged edges of the larger piece of barkcloth illustrate our states of mind during those dark times, as it was birthed out of the 2020 pandemic.

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