Simuda Nyuma Exhibition

 Looking at Africa- Uganda from the eyes of they that recorded it's history.

Hamu Mukasa;

Here is someone who has through his efforts enabled the world, Africa, and especially Uganda to view its History from the point of view of and insider, who was a part of this history itself in his time, as a child, young man, and an Old man seeing  Uganda transition into a colony and have a dim glimpse of an Independence of sorts in the future.

Ham who later with Apollo Kagwa became regents to Kabaka Mutesa I and visited the Royal family in London in their time, with skill and admiration learned to read and write, and decided to document moments of his time that he found important to record down, including his personal affairs at work and home. Some of his records are older than himself, showing that Ham Mukasa was interested in history and so did research through recording past events as told by others that experienced or saw events happen.

One of his greatest works is the book Simuda Nyuma, which Andrea Stultiens happened to find and with it a list of captions that Ham had desired to be illustrated within the book, but up till now hadn't been done. Being the person she is, she ran with it, and got a series of persons included; Uganda Christian University Students, and her own Dutch students from Minerva- Groningen. Today, with a series of exhibitions running, Andrea is exhibiting works from her efforts, and those of Artists- of whom I am part, and students of art with the help of Framer Framer- a gallery/foundation that enables art collectors and curators to show their collections.

Did Ham know this would happen today...I sure doubt his vision was that specific, but I know and believe that Ham knew in his heart that "A Journey backward would never be the option rather one that was aimed forward" thus the book Simuda Nyuma (http://framerframed.nl/en/?s=nathan+omiel)- simply interpreted as Backward Never thus Forward Ever.

Looking at History as told by one who was a part of it is mind blowing, and sometimes a direct action question to the one having this experience as to what is one doing to also leave back a piece of treasure for those that will be here in the near future? It is always nice hearing what an outsider has to say about your history, and land, yet it is rather refreshing and fascinating to be given experienced accounts by your own who lived in such times, and kept record of the happenings. 

I will finally say this; History is a reflective past with strands which directly or indirectly control the maneuvers of our present and future experiences, therefore, how our past informs our present and future is very much dependent upon how much of our history we know.