My art practice focuses on issues of representation and belonging, subtly interweaving graphic storytelling, personal history, cultural exegesis, community engagement, anti-racist polemic, and Muslim tradition. I work across a range of mediums, including drawing, graphic narratives, short film, lightbox and virtual reality art, painting, musical performance and installation. Many of my artworks have been made in the Refugee Art Project studio and have benefitted from the exchanges and collaborations that nurturing space provides.
Below are some recent artworks and projects I’ve been involved in.
al-Buraq resting in the wood of the suicides (2023)
documenta fifteen (2022) – Border Farce-Sovereign Murders-Alien Citizen was a 3 part work made in collaboration with members of the community organisation Refugee Art Project, comprised of a video installation, the debut vinyl record of my band Hazeen, and an accompanying zine.
Going Deep (2022) A lighbox artwork made in collaboration with Refugee Art Project participants.
‘The Smooth Handfish and other anthropomorphisms’, a video essay made for Vigil for the smooth handfish (2020) The Parallel Effect (online).
The subjective xenophobe (2018) A virtual reality artwork.
Deathcrust Zikr (2015-ongoing) A series of drawings on paper.
Muslim zombies – gallery & online essay
I’m proud to be involved in the eleven collective of Australian Muslim artists.
safdar ahmed 