Sol Golden Sato

I'm Sol Golden Sato, a painter, installation artist, and public agitator. Born in Malawi, I work in London and disadvantaged UK areas. My mission is to empower those who feel 'not empowered' to express themselves through art. After my father's death, I lived as a homeless teenager in Soweto and London, experiencing significant political changes and migrations. 

I create meaningful large-scale art projects with diverse communities. Recently, in Hawick, Scotland, I led a two-week mass intervention involving glass-making and drawing sessions, culminating in a 50-meter-long public painting with 400 participants. This project was covered by ITV and the Telegraph.

The Opera of the Worm Worlds project will engage local children in creating large-scale paintings that will be transformed into giant sculptural worms. The project explores extinct worlds, parallel presents, lost mental landscapes, and future possibilities, encouraging audiences to reflect on what it means to be human. Inspired by Franz West's work, the sculptures will be direct, crude, and unpretentious, inviting playful and inquisitive engagement.

Workshop 1: Introduction, Conceptualization, and Painting Creation.
Objective: Introduce the project, brainstorm ideas, and create large-scale paintings.

Workshop 2: Sculptural Transformation.
Objective: Transform the large-scale paintings into giant sculptural worms.

Workshop 3: Show Installation.
Objective: Prepare and install the sculptures and paintings in the RuptureXIBIT Gallery space.

Show Opening.
Objective: Celebrate the completion of the project and share the work with the community