On an initial impression, Where To Go (2020) explores nature. A flock of birds flying in opposite directions under the seemingly hot yellow sun and blue sky. On a deeper level, it loudly echoes migration, displacement, and the immigration crisis; mostly instigated by socio-political and economic factors like climate change, war, politics, limited resources, and health crisis. The image of the flock of birds flying in different directions also emphasizes the current instability and uncertainty that has been lingering in Sudan and globally, leaving us wondering, where do we go?

My work explores figurative compositions, with design elements and patterns drawn from nature and daily life events. They apply to any society or world.

Considering the various exposures of my environment, my work is greatly influenced. It could be a scene of nature, words or events recorded in my memory. In my opinion, the scenes or events in any time, society or world reoccur in different times, societies or worlds, but in a different context. Meaning that any event happening to or around me is also happening or happened before in another place or time. This may be in a different order but with same or different elements and characters. In relation to my work, the woman – as an example, can be printed thousands of times, but each time to serve a completely different context and idea. I think of it as a magical thing, that every time you use the same element or character to create a completely new idea. I find Sudan to be a rich environment filled with different elements and ideas to put into my paintings.

The woman in my work is a mirror to myself. She expresses the way I see myself. In most cases, both cats and women are present in my paintings. The feline behavior tends to be quite similar to the fickle and unpredictable character of a woman. The fish embodies the fleeting situations in our lives. The crown expresses the power, position or wisdom that the character possesses.