An arts centre in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has given some of Sudan’s best known creatives a chance to work in peace – and find inspiration again
mong the paintings that Nusreldin Eldouma left behind when he fled Sudan is a watercolour portrait showing a Sufi sage, a popular figure from Sudanese folklore. Painted last year – just before Sudan was dragged into war afterbetween two factions of the country’s military – it shows the 17th-century sheikh Farah wad Taktook, an icon of peace, says Eldouma. Now he only has photographs to show, the canvases that are his life’s work left behind in the ruins of the city of Khartoum.
“It is worse than a nightmare to wake up in the morning and your utmost goal is to save yourself from stray bullets, not to mention thinking even for a moment about your art, the fruits of your effort,” Eldouma says.One of the pieces muralist and textile artist Tanzil Abdallah Adam made using thread during her residency at the Kampala arts space. Photograph: Courtesy of 32° East
“This is directly affecting content creators and photographers,” he says. “Working in the media could expose one to the danger of being accused of espionage, treason or collaboration with either side.” He used his residency to work on a photographic project that tells the story of Sudan., 32° East’s director, says: “While there is little we feel we can do to stop ongoing genocides, we saw how having spaces like these can be a small respite in the face of such horror.
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