Uganda: Benet Art

Endangered indigenous group seeks self-preservation

An art exhibition featuring an International Art Installation about the Benet culture and identity opened last week at the Makerere Art gallery. To the ordinary guest, the installation may appear mystical and rather boring with baskets made out of bamboo material mounted on tree branches with names written on them; plant seedlings suspended in the air and in the background children's drawings on plywood boards. But with the guidance of one of the curators of the exhibition and a write up about the installation, you appreciate that the installation is about the Benet cultural heritage.

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