Publications & Research

NOT LIKE US: ABSTRACT PORTRAITURE

date
Mar 25, 2025
Category
Publications & Research
Author
IVY RIHLAMPFU
Publisher
Publishers
HBKU PRESS
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NOT LIKE US: ABSTRACT PORTRAITURE

Portraiture has always been a powerful medium—one that captures the essence of a person, not simply their physical likeness. Not Like Us: Abstracted Portraiture is an exhibition by 2024 Curatorial Fellow Ivy Rihlampfu which moves beyond the surface to explore the intangible: identity, memory, emotion, and history. It brings together a range of artists who challenge conventional norms of representation while embracing abstraction as a form of storytelling.

Not Like Us: Abstracted Portraiture features work by Almogera Abdalbagae, Heba Adel, Amani Azhari, Thina Dube, Elhassan Elmuontasir, Nelly Guambe, Aurcha Makana, Lehlogonolo Mashaba, Sky Salanje, and Dennis Senjulu.

Curated by Ivy Rihlampfu