HIGHEST SCULPTURES IN EAST AFRICA

 

Such a high sculptures were exported to China for 30 years. Not any gallery or institution are aware of both these sculptures or artist.

 

His sculptures reach 4-5 meters.  It takes months to finish them. But Champion Peter Kalulu gets only small payment which is not sufficient to support his family, he says. Sometimes he is even considering to leave art for agriculture.

 

Champion Peter Kalulu with his wife and child. Though the phone number written on walls of his house you will never find it in any art catalogue

 

Some people spread information that I am dead, he says. Maybe because they want to keep their business. But here you can even see his telephone number which he wrote on the wall of his house. His style is not yet discovered by outside world and he is quite unknown to Tanzanian art community. He has never joined Mwenge Market nor House of Culture. He seems to be suported incognito by few customers for more than 30 years!


Author: Daniel Augusta
Date: 18.06.2008