Students show coronavirus effects through photo essays
Saturday April 03 2021
A man cleans a campaign poster of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. PHOTO/ Courtesy/ Naibi Turihohabwe.
Summary
The exhibition aimed at developing visual literacy skills, encouraging learning about the history of photography in Africa and critical and creative thinking
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University students recently showcased photo essays, photo collages, video installations, and mixed media artworks in an exhibition that focused on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on people’s lives in Uganda and Kenya, and the just concluded general election in Uganda, among others.
The closure of institutions due to Covid-19 forced a number of teachers and lecturers to resort to working from home.
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