The Gallery will be open until 9pm this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 Art Handlers' Award
Set among the tough slums of Kyazanga, Uganda, Ugandan Ssebabi is a photographic tribute to the world's greatest underdog. Godfrey Baguma, who was born with a rare and painful physical disability, was abandoned by his mother as a bringer of 'bad luck', and shunned by society. Through a chance encounter, he reinvented himself as an entertainer in a travelling show. Now 57, he has beaten the odds. While most people with his condition die by 40, he has found love, success and bought a house – a testament to human resilience and positivity.