Storm over 'pig-for-name' artist

A Ugandan minister has condemned a Danish artist as "racist" for persuading villagers to adopt his name in exchange for a pig or a goat.

The criticism comes as an exhibition of Kristian Von Hornsleth's photos from the village of Buteyongera opens in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.

Hornsleth, however, says he is trying to help the villagers by highlighting the failure of international aid.



The exhibition is called: "We want to help you, but we want to own you."

Hornsleth says that 100 villagers already have identity documents with their new name and a further 207 are having them processed.

He says that eventually, he would like the village to change its name.