About the part that art plays in a globalising society

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Photo courtesy of Sihaam Hussein

Sihaam Hussein

Sihaam Hussein is a self-taught artist who blends heritage, culture, and personal history in her work. With a background in clinical chemical analysis, she approaches art with a unique analytical perspective, creating textured portraits that embody movement and authenticity. Her diverse practice spans paint, drawing, sculpture, and film — embracing any medium she can get her hands on. Through an intuitive process, Hussein explores themes of identity, ancestry, and resilience, connecting past and present to provoke thought and emotional resonance.


Exhibitions


Exhibition: The Anarchist Citizenship – People Made of Stories

Exhibition on how storytelling and visual culture (re)shape citizenship in Somaliland, the Somali region and its diaspora

Agenda


Opening The Anarchist Citizenship: People Made of Stories
Opening of the exhibition which examines how storytelling, visual culture, architecture and social life (re)shape citizenship in Somaliland, the Somali region and its diaspora