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Absa L’Atelier ambassador opens Solo Exhibition in Uganda, challenges hair bias

Absa Group has announced that Eric Joe Gayi, an Absa L’Atelier 2023 Ambassador, will open his solo exhibition *Breaking the Norm* on November 1, 2025, at The Summit Residences in Naguru, Kampala, in collaboration with Amasaka Gallery. The show features intricate ballpoint pen drawings exploring Afro hair as a symbol of identity, resistance, and cultural pride, using blue figures to represent conformity and black figures with honeycomb textures to symbolize authenticity and resilience against Eurocentric beauty standards.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 28, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Artist Eric Joe Gayi challenges beauty standards in new exhibition

Ugandan artist Eric Joe Gayi, an Absa L’Atelier 2023 Ambassador, is presenting his solo exhibition "Breaking the Norm" at The Summit Residences in Naguru, in collaboration with Amasaka Gallery. The show features intricate ballpoint pen drawings in blue and black ink, exploring Afro hair as a symbol of identity, resistance, and cultural pride, while challenging colonial and Eurocentric beauty standards. Blue figures represent conformity, while black figures with honeycomb-textured faces symbolize authenticity and resilience.

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