In the essay “Artist the Ruler,” Okot described himself as a student of man, and art as the soul of a people. A society that will lose its soul begins by losing restraint and order. A rediscovery of the soul of society, that went on to include the Catholic Counter Reformation. The above-the-law-multiple-cross-scissor motorbikes are the ultimate reflection of the state of the collective mind and the sick soul of the nation. It reflects the sick soul of the nation, the loss of values, and our descent from Xanadu.

Source: Daily Nation September 02, 2023 19:16 UTC