Abdalsalam Alhaj
Year of birth, place
Role at the ZKM
- Guest Scholar
Institute / Department
- Knowledge – Collections, Archives and Research
Biography
Abdalsalam Alhaj is a Sudanese artist and producer whose work explores the intersection of memory, identity, and technology through various mediums including photography, videography, audio, and extended reality (XR).
He is the founder of Rift Digital Lab, a lab that specializes in producing AR/VR experiences, podcasts, audiobooks, and digital storytelling in Sudan and Rwanda.
Grants and Awards
2021, Production Fund - Goethe Institut Sudan
2021, EverydayNile Photojournalism Stories - InfoNile
2020, Venice Production Bridge - 77th Venice International Film Festival
2018, Visual Arts Grant - AFAC
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
2021, Old Wishes - Khartoum, Sudan
Group Exhibitions
2022, Al Malaz, Next Level - Art meets Cultural Policies - Goethe-Institut Sudan - Omdurman, Sudan
Residencies and Fellowships
2022, Decaying Bank: Reproducing Khartoum Visually with The Muse multi studios - Khartoum, Sudan
2022, Creators Hub Exchange Program - Black Rhino VR - Nairobi, Kenya
2019, New Dimensions AR/VR Lab - Electric South - Cape Town, South Africa
2016, CrossCulture Programme at DW - ifa - Bonn, Germany
Films
2023 Night Shift - VR 360° Film - Rift Digital Lab and Electric South - (In Post-production stage)