At the invitation of Georgetown University in Doha, Qatar, PRIF Researcher Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann participated in the first workshop of the research initiative “(Re)Collecting Sudan: Art and Culture Archives” from April 10 to 12, 2025. In the current conflict-ridden moment of Sudan’s history, the project is dedicated to examining the country’s tangible and intangible cultural contributions, surveying what has been lost, highlighting what remains, and actively supporting continued artistic creation and knowledge production.
The event started with an artist talk with Khalid Albaih on the first evening. On this occasion, Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann curated a small exhibition of his work, which was then shown at the university. Khalid Albaih is this semester’s artist in residence at the Institute for International and Regional Studies.
During her stay, Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann benefited from a very productive exchange with the workshop participants. Building on the research initiative, a conference will be held in September. Until then, the participants are working on various publication formats, the content and direction of which were intensively discussed and developed during the workshop. Among other things, the creation of a special issue is planned, which Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann is working on.
In addition, Khalid Albaih, the curator Rahiem Shadad and she have been invited to curate an accompanying exhibition as part of the conference in September. In addition to the exhibition, a publication is planned that will explore the artistic positions on display and place them in the context of the current political violence in Sudan.
Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann is a Researcher in the Research Department Glocal Junctions, working on her project “Conflict and Art: The Transformative Potential of Aesthetic Practices”. She recently published the article “'Deconstructed Bodies: In Search of Home' - Amna Elhassan's (Temporary) Memorial for the Khartoum Massacre 2019” in the special issue of the journal Cultural Dynamics edited by her and Sabine Mannitz.
Further information on the work of the research initiative “(Re)Collecting Sudan: Art and Culture Archives” at CIRS can be found on the website of Georgetown University, Doha.
