Najma Hussein Abukar

A hand holds a drawing with a rainbow with the questions "it's a sweet life, or is it"

Najma Hussein Abukar is a Somali-born, Glasgow-based photographer whose practice centres on identity, belonging, and self-representation within the Scottish landscape. Working through photo documentation, Najma collaborates with individuals and communities with lived experience of asylum and displacement. Najma’s work reframes underrepresented narratives through archiving, curation, and storytelling rooted in personal and collective histories.

Explore the work created as part of Artists in Residence Phase 1, which took place at Feminist Exchange Network’s Swap Market, in collaboration with artists Alaya Ang, Ailie Ruthford, Rae-Yen Son and Alex Wilde.

Image - Najma Hussein Abukar

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