Sudan is shaped by many cultures, religions, languages, and stories yet – it is often forced into a single, linear narrative. Through fiction, personal memories, archival fragments, and visual storytelling, “Sudan Retold - Edition 1 1⁄2” aims to question this narrative. The anthology is edited by Khalid Albaih, Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann, and Suzi Mirghani.
“Sudan Retold Edition 1½” is part of a series of publications, research initiatives, and artistic projects that was launched more than ten years ago. The anthology, which follows the 2019 volume “Sudan Retold”, brings together contributions by artists, writers, curators, and cultural practitioners. The contributors aim to help create a multi-layered, pluralistic understanding of Sudan. To this end, they examine Sudan's tangible and intangible cultural heritage, record what has been lost, highlight what still exists, and actively support further artistic creation and knowledge production.
The contributions and accompanying exhibitions for the publication are primarily based on personal archives, oral traditions, and forgotten objects. On September 19, 2025, the book was presented and accompanied by an art exhibition at the “Seeing Sudan Hiwaraat Conference” at Georgetown University in Doha, Qatar.
On October 14, 2025, the anthology will also be presented at the Almas Art Foundation in London, UK, with an accompanying exhibition running until mid-December.
Co-editor Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann is conducting research on theoretical and artistic explorations of political violence in Sudan at PRIF in the Project Conflict and Art: The Transformative Potential of Aesthetic Practices in the Research Department Glocal Junctions. Since spring, she has been part of the research initiative “(Re)Collecting Sudan: Art and Culture Archives” in Doha, which is linked to the “Seing Sudan Hiwaraat Conference.”
