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ORIGIN
Kubri, my final year BA project at Central Saint Martins, marks the beginning of my journey exploring my Sudanese heritage through textiles. I focussed on visualising the second-generation immigrant experience by merging elements that are recognisably traditional with more western influences such as shapes inspired by contemporary streetwear and sportswear. Key processes within this project include digital sublimation printing, appliqué and embroidery. The result of this project was a collection of tactile prototype samples tailored towards a menswear fashion context.
KALAKLA IN WEMBLEY
'Kalakla in Wembley' is a continuation of Kubri. This time, I experimented with depicting my unconventional connection to my heritage through seemingly random imagery that I associate with my childhood visits to Sudan. My aim for this project was to create playful and bold artwork that particularly considers the scale and layouts required for an interiors context. Through this project, I also developed more of an interest in working with hand processes such as screen-printing and resist-dyeing fabric.
ARAB ARCHITECTURE AND CORNER SHOPS
My MA collection, Al-Dukan – The Corner Shop, is a playful representation of multicultural life in Newcastle under Lyme, where I lived before moving to London. Prints in this collection combine bold motifs of nostalgic cultural products found in small convenience stores within Newcastle's town centre, with colours and textures inspired by the surrounding suburban environment. Screen-printing techniques used within this collection include discharge printing, stencil printing and mono-printing.
