On Wednesday, August 7 at 7 pm, artists and scholarship holder of Martin-Roth–Initiative Amna Elhassan will talk about her artistic practice and current exhibition projects, including her solo exhibition “Things I knew when I was young”, on display at Sakhile&Me Gallery until August 17.

Amna Elhassan is an interdisciplinary artist from Khartoum (Sudan) whose work crosses several mediums, including printmaking, painting, installation, and sound work. Elhassan finds her inspiration in the physical, spiritual, and spatial transformative processes experienced by women and children in her community. Elhassan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Khartoum University in 2010 as well as a Master’s degree in architecture from Sapienza University of Rome in 2013 before enrolling in the studio program at Khartoum Arts Training Center from 2017 to 2019, after which she started working as a full-time visual artist. In 2022 Elhassan presented a solo exhibition titled Deconstructed Bodies-In Search Of Home at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (Germany) in conjunction with a fully illustrated catalog published by the Institute for Contemporary Art & Transfer (ICAT), Hamburg & Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. 

Her current solo exhibition “Things I knew when I was young“, traverses the landscape of her childhood fantasies, reflecting on the essence of play and its enduring influence. Her colorful paintings capture significant moments and memorable objects, while her sculptures reveal the complex dynamics of children's games, questioning their competitive and violent narratives. In conversation with Larissa Fuhrmann, curator of the show, Elhassan is going to introduce us to her artistic practice and fields of research. 

Amna Elhassan and Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann have met in Khartoum in 2016 and have collaborated since then on a series of exhibition projects. 

Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann lives and works as a researcher and curator in Bonn, Germany. She is interested in theoretical and artistic engagements with political violence, focusing on decolonial perspectives and critically questions the production and transfer of knowledge in academic and artistic contexts. She is working at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt as a researcher focusing on artistic transformation of political violence. In recent years, she has curated a series of exhibitions, published several books as well as articles in journals, consulted with institutions, and led several workshops on critical curatorial practices and politically motivated art.