Ugandan sculptor Donald Wasswa creates interesting beings out of silk tree wood, ebony, and neat little copper details. They seem like furniture that evolved into something cool. In particular, his alien-meets-jellyfish shaped sculptures are meant to explore the relationship between science, technology, society, and environmental transformation.

“Donald Wasswa’s multidisciplinary practice explores processes of social and environmental transformation, influences of science and technology, and the changing nature of communication in contemporary societies. Spontaneous encounters with natural or found objects shape his research, with these objects, claimed as art materials, becoming carriers of memories and places. Wasswa’s objects suffer various forms of interference by carving, assembling and arranging, resulting in sculptural forms, three-dimensional paintings and installations. Through this process of material transformation, Wasswa imagines the secret lives of man-made objects and how they might in turn determine future humans.”

Donald Wasswa doesn’t seem to have an internet presence, but the gallery that represents his work does. You can learn more about the artist on the Circle Art Gallery website.