About me
As a result of the socio-political unrest caused by the First and Second Sudanese Civil Wars, Hussein Salim, along with million others, was forced to flee his native Sudan and spend a number of years as a refugee in countries like the UK, Germany, Egypt and South Africa. His work, characterised by its use of vibrant colours, the layering of intricate patterns and the impasto painting technique, describes his journey of displacement while celebrating his homeland’s diversity and multicultural communal root.
Salim received an initial artistic training at the University of Khartoum, which he later complemented with further studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, graduating with a master’s degree in art. In 1994 he opened an artist studio in Khartoum which aimed to engage critically with the significance of the artistic heritage of the country producing a new model of contemporary art.
