Allan Kyakonye transforms the overlooked into the extraordinary: foil once rejected as scrap is now a signature medium in his collages and paintings. Born in 1991, he uses layered surfaces and found materials to explore history, identity, and transformation, inviting viewers to confront memory and self. His work navigates time and place with a quietly imaginative voice, finding the extraordinary in the overlooked. Each piece stands as a testament to resilience, craft, and the power of re-seeing the everyday.

Artworks

Portrait 1A — Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa

Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II, crowned in 1897 as an infant after his father Mwanga II was deposed by British forces. Mwanga II’s choice to give his son a Western education would profoundly shape Muteesa II’s future, preparing him to navigate the complexities of colonial engagement. Ssekabaka Chwa II’s legacy laid the groundwork for a politics rooted in pragmatic resistance.