Artist talk: Ahmad Umar

In the organizer's words:

Ahmed Umar, a Norwegian-Sudanese visual artist, draws on his experience as a queer migrant from the Global South to the Global North in his art, creating in his work a dialogue between references to Sudanese culture and traditions, and Western culture. An activist for LGBTQIA+ rights, he was portrayed by Ibrahim Mursal in the documentary The Art of Sin as the first openly queer Sudanese person.

During his visit to Stuttgart to open his exhibition at the Kunstmuseum, we are delighted to welcome him for an evening of discussions about using art as a form of cultural and political resistance.

This event forms part of the artistic research project 'Desterados', which is funded by the Kulturkessel as part of the ARPR project.

Photo by Ahmed Ismail.