Inside Out by Bakri Moaz

Bakri’s work discusses the relationship between the material and the spiritual. He focuses on the human search for truth and that which is called divine. His works can be interpreted as a raw reflection of the search for purpose and the quest of life. His painting Inside Out looks to the elders to lead us to a better place,  and to be able to exert our power and humanity to live our lives fully and creatively. Born in 1993,  Abubakr (Bakri) Moaz  is a visual artist  raised and living in Khartoum, Sudan. When fighting broke out in  April 2023, Bakri's studio was caught in the crossfire. He fled first to the countryside and then to Kenya, having to leave behind all of his possessions, including his paintings.  

Bakri was the co-founder of Zan Arts Studio, a hub for Sudanese fine arts.  The studio opened in 2017, which ushered in a sea of opportunities for many local artists and rapidly became a force in the regional art scene.  

Also a musician, Bakri  is one of the Safrajat band members. This group formed in 2018 as a part of the revolution in Sudan which saw many artists and musicians coming together to protest and collaborate. During this time the artist was also involved in mural painting all over Khartoum and other cities in Sudan as part of the revolution.With his vibrant use of colour and thick application of pigments, Bakri’s distinctive work is in collections on 4 continents and has been exhibited from Zimbabwe and Kenya to Dubai to Germany and Portugal. Bakri graduated in 2022 in Fine Arts from the Painting Department of Sudan University of Science and Technology.  He was a finalist and award-winner in the pan-African Emerging Painting Invitational 2022.  His second solo exhibition, Behind the Wheel, was held at the Downtown Gallery, Khartoum in 2022. His work is currently in a touring European show Disturbance in the Nile in Lisbon and 2 other cities,  and also in the Cartwheels of Estrangement show in Nairobi, Kenya.  

Available in A3 size in a limited edition of 8.