Ibrahim El-Salahi's memoir 'At Home in the World' explores exile, art, and global identity

Ibrahim El-Salahi's memoir, 'At Home in the World,' delves into his journey through displacement and a quest for belonging. The Sudanese artist, now in his nineties, shares stories ranging from unemployment to global artistic adventures. Born in Omdurman, he received both religious and colonial education, pursued art studies in Khartoum, and attended the Slade School of Fine Art from 1954 to 1957. He married an Englishwoman and welcomed a child during Sudan's independence. El-Salahi organized a trip to the Third International Youth Festival in Warsaw in 1955, where he encountered brief detention in East Berlin. His contributions to Sudanese art led to the establishment of the School of Khartoum. He worked in Sudan's Ministry of Culture, faced imprisonment in 1975, and entered self-exile in 1978. Skira Editore publishes his memoir for £35.