Sudanese folktales, Printmaking,2018

Sudanese folktales, Printmaking,2018

Folktales are great tools to bring people together, beside raise the question of cultural diversity and identity in Sudan . My artworks investigate the role of Sudanese folktales in linking the cultural gap between the older and younger generation. 

Sudan is a very diverse country and great place to experience different cultures. There are 19 major ethnic groups and over 597 ethnic subgroups speaking more than 100 languages and dialects, each ethnic group have unique folktales. Unfortunately just about 21 folktales had been collected and obviously these stories represent some of these ethnic groups.

The outputs of the project will help to preserve these forms of stories that are starting to disappear. My art works also can educate and entertain the younger generation by connecting them with their culture and heritage, beside it can bring   social groups together from fragmentation or falling apart.