ExCssssEsSS
EXCESS in problems
EXCESS in solutions
EXCESS wastes in the environment
EXCESS materials available for production, consumption, creativity, workmanship, excitement and inspiration
EXCESS in appearance, trend and style
EXCESS in meaning
Everything EXCESS
Designer and textile artist Nabukenya Allen (aka Njola Impressions), is designing a jacket, Ghetto wardrobe excess “GWE”, made from recycled materials to respond to the Art, Archive and Activism project work in Kampala, 2020.
“Looking at the EXCESS waste garbage problems in Kampala due to Industrialisation, I want to create a solution. Negative EXCESS becomes positive EXCESS in hand crafted skill and style showing fashion made out of the Excess industrial wastes that don’t decay. ”
process
“Painting an empty canvas made out of 200 old car tyres with discarded flip flops…I’m going to show you how Nambi’s land was misused and give a way forwards”