Gulu Visual Artists Uses Arts to Combat Environmental degradation

 BY PATRICK UMA. 

 Two visual artists in Gulu are using non degradable waste material to produce mix media painting; and in turn help to combat environmental pollution According to Peter Sai, a Gulu-based visual Artist, he uses non-degradable waste materials like plastics, metals scrap's used polythene bags to come up with a composition of various arts.

 ‘’Through using this non-degradable waste material, we are saving the environment from being degraded thus making it a better place to live in.’’Sai Told the Environment News Uganda in Gulu City during an Exclusive Interview.

 Sai added that he had to drop out of his business administration course at Gulu University 5 years ago and pursue his passion for painting and visual arts because it his in-build passion.

 

 ‘’everyday people see me collecting plastics bottles and Buvera,s in the City and also on the streets and some might think I am crazy, but I am only saving the environment.’’ He added.

Peter Sai, a Gulu based visual artist holds his paintings at the recent art display in Gulu City.[ PHOTO BY PATRICK UMA.

 Sai was among the couple of visual artists who displayed their art works for the public from the Innovation village center in Gulu City. Thomas Vava, another Gulu based visual artist said that he developed the idea of using plastic and used Buvera,s for his art work during the lock down.

 ‘’As Arts we experienced shortage of materials used in painting such as paint due to lockdown which was declared by government as a way of mitigating the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease that is why we resorted to come up with the innovation of using non-degradable materials around us such as the used Buveras and metal scrap's that were in plenty to do our Art work"Vaca explained 

Visual Artist Thomas Vava in front of his Art gallery in Gulu City.[PHOTO BY PATRICK UMA]

Thomas owns Vava Arts studio where he has designed portraits of famous people like Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Madela, and Dr. Mathew Lukwiya among others The visual artists plan to establish one of the biggest art galleries in the post-conflict Northern Uganda. 

Why Non-degradable plastic materials should be properly disposed off. According to scientists poor disposal of plastic has negative Impacts to the people's lives and that of reptile such as fish. On Humans the poorly disposed off of the Non degradable can lead to Diseases like Cancer among other diseases then on the side of Reptiles such as fish the Accumulation of Non degradable wastes can lead excessive accumulation of carbon dioxide in the water bodies which in turn interferes with a key brain receptor in fishes' brains, affecting their ability to hear, smell, turn and evade predators