TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2024 Artist: Simon Peter Sai Ojok
Title: Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971 – 1996) King of Hip Hop
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 70cm x 90cm
Year: 2024
Born in February 1989, Simon Peter Ojok is self-taught full-time artist based in Gulu, Northern Uganda. He is the founder of Sai Arts Gulu – Uganda, Co-founder of VASA Art Movement and the Art Coordinator for Northern Uganda Visual Artists.
His practice entails use of non-degradable industrial waste materials, which he assembles into artwork. He is a believer in recycling of waste and protection of the environment. His entry artwork comprises a portrait created from assemblage of e-waste obtained from disused electrical and electronic equipment such as phones, computers, radios, CDs and the like.
“Waste from electrical and electronic equipment is now one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world, it includes a large range of devices such as mobile phones, computers, televisions, radios, printers, fridges, household appliances among others. E-waste contains a complex mixture of materials, some of which are hazardous. These can cause major environmental and health problems if the discarded devices are not properly managed.” – Simon Peter Ojok.
Email: Saiarts256@gmail.com
