An Island of Light

Name: An Island of Light
Brand: Sanaa Gateja

Cloth, Paper

This tapestry by Sanaa Gateja was created with hand-rolled paper beads made from discarded paper. The beads were stitched onto barkcloth, a traditional Ugandan textile made from mutuba tree bark. Transforming humble materials into visual meditations on resilience and interconnectedness, the work allows each individual element to retain its own presence while contributing to a larger visual language.

Homo Faber 2026

Courtesy of Afriart Gallery

CRAFTED BY

Sanaa Gateja

Paper artist | Lubowa, Uganda

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Sorry, this object is not included in the Homo Faber 2026 Awards.