The Distance between Yesterday and Tomorrow

This publication explores notions of African identity through the works of contemporary East African artists including Sungi Mlengeya, Tahir Carl Karmali, Lemek Tompoika, Eria Nsubuga Sane, Agnes Waruguru, Migadde Adrian, and Trevor Aloka. Exploring themes of memory, migration, place, and gender, it aims to dialogue with present-day events and past happenings in hope of imagining alternative realities in the future. Working with various media, each artist in this publication dialogues with the complexities of the African identity, and challenges the preconceived notion of what it means to be African, examining multiple understandings within a historical and political context.