Nasser Road – Political Posters in Uganda

Nasser Road – Political Posters in UgandaNasser Road, Kampala: nicknamed Ugandas Silicon Valley. This street is a mythical place known for its printing trade and as a centre of fraud. From fake identity cards to university degrees, anything can be made and bought here. This publication draws attention to one of its main products: posters and calendars portraying politicians and well known personalities as superheroes. Do not be surprised if you see images of Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden

fascinated by jazz and the African-American counter-culture

an archive of this wild posting and a testimony of some of the concerns of today's youth

8 illustrations

Written as a series of linked essays

220 × 315 mm

While that issue celebrates our past

80 colour plates

a loving embrace

22 January to 07 March 2026

Halfdan Venlov

we see how our movements are directed by the interaction between ourselves and others – always shifting and evanescent

ISBN 978-1-912719-69-3