فاكهة غريبة

In his work, Alsadg Mahmoud uses the tree as a source of life and a symbol of protest, as well as portraying it as a being on its own that has a character, a life, and a separate identity. He also believes that the daily life scenery could get redundant if we don’t try to look at it with fresh eyes or a different perspective. Alsadig, through his paintings, took the time to reinterpret the way he views daily life and its relation to our views, moods, and visions.

Highly influenced by the song “Strange Fruit” – written and composed by Abel Meeropol and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939 – Alsadg interprets the song into his work as originally it protests the lynching of Black Americans with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees. Similarly, Alsadig sees texts that have paved the way for the collection “Strange Fruit”.