
Donald Wasswa’s work encourages conversations about the future of mankind, in particular looking at the influence of science and technology in modern societies. He studies the process of transformation with his primary focus on humans versus a given environment, social interactions and the nature of communication involved. Wasswa uses real-life events to influence his research which rely on spontaneous encounters with natural or found objects. These objects are carriers of memories of places that he claims as art materials. The objects later suffer various forms of interference by carving, assembling and arranging, which result into sculptures, 3D paintings, at times installations. Wasswa studied Sculpture at Kyambogo University and currently runs ArtPunch Studio, Kampala. He was the 2016 recipient of the merit award in the Absa L’Atelier competition. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Uganda and abroad, including: Zikunta, Under Gorund, Kampala (2016); To Live is to Become, Afriart Gallery, Kampala (2017); and, in 2019, he participated in the inaugural of the Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou.