Salah Elmur also spelled Salah El Mur (Arabic: صلاح المر, born 1966, Al Jarif, Sudan) is a contemporary Sudanese painter, graphic designer, author, and filmmaker, who lives and works in Cairo, Egypt.

Feb 26, 2025 · Elmur draws inspiration from his vast archive of Sudanese portrait photography to create dreamlike paintings that reflect his memories of Sudan, his cultural heritage, and his own political commentary.

Salah Elmur’s (Khartoum, Sudan, b.1966) work is composed of a fertile visual vocabulary that draws on his social and cultural heritage. He draws on his observations of life and memories of his childhood and youth for the scenes, situations and impressions that he depicts in his work.

Emerging from the socio-political landscape of 1960s and 70s Sudan, his artistic repertoire serves as a testament to the era's post-colonial ethos, harmonizing with geometric post-modernist aesthetics to immortalize Sudanese heritage and shape a …

Painter, filmmaker, and author Salah Elmur is known for his richly colorful, symbolic portraits of Sudanese life. Described as nostalgic and surrealistic, Elmur’s paintings are recognized for their vocabulary of tilted perspectives and visual … Read more

Salah Elmur's (Khartoum, Sudan, b.1966) work is composed of a fertile visual vocabulary that draws on his social and cultural heritage. He draws on his observations of life and memories of his childhood and youth for the scenes, situations and impressions that he depicts in his work.

Since the ‘60s, many innocent Sudanese have been taken into custody, interrogated, tortured, and in some cases lost their lives. Having suffered himself, Elmur aims to highlight the humanity in those who have endured this mistreatment.

Dec 4, 2024 · Today, Elmur is unable to return to Khartoum due to political conflict, censorship, and war. This documentary short follows the artist’s journey to the past through his paintings, drawing from his vast photographic archive to paint idyllic images of his childhood spent alongside the Blue Nile contrasted with images of imprisonment and ...

Salah Elmur also composes and illustrates children´s books published in Arabic, French, Italian, and Spanish by Grandir Publishing and Syros.

Salah Elmur’s (Khartoum, Sudan, b.1966) work is composed of a fertile visual vocabulary that draws on his social and cultural heritage. He draws on his observations of life and memories of his childhood and youth for the scenes, situations and impressions that he depicts in his work.