GUKOMATA Drawings Stretched on a Wood Frame

Stretched on a Wood Frame

The painting was inspired by the idea of longing spirituality and sanity that transcend reality

embodying the rich character and individuality that often come with life experience

and the challenges of guiding young minds in an age of pervasive digital access

2024 | Acrylic on Canvas

GUKOMATA Drawings Stretched on a Wood Frame2025 Oil on Canvas, Stretched on a Wood Frame Gukomata a Kinyarwanda word for the everyday contests that break out at communal water taps across rural Rwanda captures a scene at once specific and universal. Painted from memory after witnessing a dispute in Nyamata, the work draws Muhirwa back to his own childhood: the long walk to the valley, the jostling over position, the unspoken rules of who yields and who holds their ground. The figures press