See Fadlabi, our artist-in-residence at the Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre from the beginning of March, 2025 until April 23,2025 discussed his Artistic Practice showing some of his works and telling the story of Khartoum Contemporary Art Centre, an art center in exile. His work is heavily Influenced by commercial sign paintings in Africa, particularly Ethiopian church paintings and afro-futurism, using various media, such as paintings, text, sound, video and performance. He aims to critically challenge preconceived ideas on identity, race, and power dynamics in History and contemporary life.
During his residency, his work reflected the way darkness around people is perceived. influenced by the current issues with constant power supply in zambia.
He was educated at the Art Academy in Oslo (KHiO), Al-Neelain University in Khartoum, and Sudan University. In 2008 he founded “One Night Only” an artist-run platform in Oslo that shows a new artist every Monday. Possibly, Norway’s most busy gallery. Between 2010- 2014 he worked with artist Lars Cuzner on European Attraction Limited, a contemporary rendition of a human zoo named The Congo Village and was part of the 1914 World Fair in Oslo. They re-enacted the village and opened it to the public in May 2014. His shows includes , Something Else IV at the Cairo Citadel (Cairo), Luleå Biennial (Luleå), Sharjah Biennial 11 (Sharjah), Bergen Assembly (Bergen)The Museum of Contemporary Art (Oslo), Kunsthall (Oslo), UKS (Oslo), Munchmuseet (Oslo), NY Art-book fair (NY),Performa 15 NY (NY), Temporary Gallery (Cologne), Nile Sunset Annex (Cairo), Al Riwaq (Manamah), the Saudi Arts Council (Jeddah), Darat Al Funun (Amman) and Townhouse (Cairo) The Museum of American Art, (Minneapolis) Uppsala Art Museum (Uppsala) Trafo Kunst Gallery (Oslo) and Trondheim Art Museum
He founded Khartoum Contemporary Art Center in Oslo together with Karin Erixon
