Siddig el Nigoumi: A Sudanese Potter in England

Siddig el Nigoumi: A Sudanese Potter in EnglandA skilled and versatile artist, Siddig el Nigoumi (1931 1996) is best known for his original ceramics that beautifully express Western and African influence. Telling his story for the first time, this sumptuous publication features new photography of his finest work. Siddig el Nigoumi's fascination with form began in childhood when he modelled objects from the river clay found along the banks of the White Nile.

"Message from the Exterior explores the ruins and remains of failed attempts to live in the desert’s harsh environments

Forced into indentured labour relations in the late 19th century

all while reckoning with the faultlines of their past to imagine a better future

contrast with the intimate

he had only six years of feverish and uninterrupted activity before dying in poverty

containing a complete photographic archive of old prints and negatives from Coetzee’s childhood never seen before

Keston Beaton

the serpent appears in the uMajola totem

and shining a light on overlooked archives

Niagara Falls

and the Central Building of the new BMW Assembly Plant in Leipzig

performance artist