Andrew Omoding’s first London solo exhibition opened at Camden Art Centre
26 April – 23 June 2024
Camden Art Centre, Arkwright Road, London, NW3 6DG
ActionSpace artist Andrew Omoding presented his first major solo show in London at Camden Art Centre following his residency in 2019. Titled Animals to Remember Uganda, the ambitious commission was developed site-responsively for Gallery 3 and the Reading Room. Andrew repurposed abandoned materials and objects, interweaving them with metalwork produced in a London foundry, music, and video in an installation that embraced the characteristic exuberance and generosity of his practice.
Andrew’s work is largely autobiographical, infused with memories of his childhood years in Uganda. Led by an inquisitive nature and discerning eye, he salvages materials and then choreographs them in complex structures that sit between figuration and abstraction. Spools that store fibres and threads, and much larger scale equivalents that have an industrial purpose, were a recurring motif in the installation. He masterfully binds, wraps, stitches, sutures, and layers materials with an intuitive, systematic and dynamic approach to colour texture and form, and an innate sense of volume, weight, balance and spatial values.
Andrew collaborated with award-winning sound artist Axel Kacouité to produce new audio work for the exhibition and the film Birdman of Primrose Hill, made with the award-winning production company Luca.
This Camden Art Centre exhibition was produced in partnership with ActionSpace and was generously supported by Arts Council England, The Elephant Trust and The Foundation Foundation.
Read more about Andrew’s Camden Art Centre exhibition
Artist Film
Andrew Omoding on his exhibition Animals to Remember Uganda at Camden Art Centre, 2024. This film was produced by Reynir Hutber.
File Note
As part of Camden Art Centre’s ongoing File Note essay series, Marc Steene delves into Andrew Omoding’s practice, influences and how his artwork sits in a wider art historical context. Read the File Note
Press
The Evening Standard voted Animals to Remember Uganda as one of the best free exhibitions to see in London. Read more
The Crafts Council selected Animals to Remember Uganda as one of the top exhibitions to see. Read more
Mousse Magazine profiled the exhibition. Read more
Camera to look, to make music
2 May at Camden Art Centre
Andrew Omoding led a public workshop inviting participants to create DIY cameras and instruments from everyday materials. Workshop participants then used these handmade assemblages in collaboration with Andrew, to bring his captivating storytelling and songs to life, to further enrich the Animals to Remember Uganda exhibition.
Images: Installation view, Animals to Remember Ugandaat Camden Art Centre, 26 April/ 23 June 2024.Courtesy the Artist and ActionSpace, London. Photo: Rob Harris
