A prolific artist and scholar, Mekawei’s sonic bricolages draw inspiration from the
dynamic flow of urban centres and the key infrastructure of cities. Interested in the
philosophy of architecture, social history, and philosophical literature, Mekawei
implements the optical transaction from the musical conversation and transfers the sound waves to visual forms. Her work is based on sound as an essential tool of vision; her philosophy of composition is shaped by sophisticated practices that convey messages of a conceptual dimension to the public. Mekawei follows a research-based practice humbly proposed in history, intimately connecting the ideology of the mythic past to the developed technology of the eternal present. Her work shows an intangible aspect of her cultural and feminine identity in an East African society.