These Wooden sculptures by Ugandan artist Donald Wasswa evoke curious life-forms from unseen worlds through a striking fusion of materials and imagination. Crafted in Kampala from albizia or silk-tree wood, dense ebony, and subtle copper inlays, each piece balances smooth natural curves with sharp, tentacle-like appendages. The copper details catch the light, suggesting eyes or sensors, and amplify the sense that these objects are not just sculptures but sentient presences poised at the edge of biology and technology.

Wasswa’s work treads a conceptual boundary, asking us to see ordinary materials transformed into beings of speculation and memory. He shapes them with care, carving, arranging, and assembling to infuse them with emotional depth and narrative potential. Represented by Circle Art Gallery, his practice reflects on the secret lives of man-made objects and how they might influence future humans. Each sculpture stands as a tactile meditation on evolution, environment, and the uncanny possibilities of our era.

Image Credit: Donald Wasswa