Muhannad Shono is a visual artist who feels no limitation to medium or scale. His multidisciplinary practice is catalyzed and structured by story. Shono’s work harnesses the power of narrative by creating and contesting personal, collective, and historical truths. Impacted by childhood memories, throughout his early career and until today the aim and expression of his work is rooted in exploring both the existent and non-existent boundaries which have characterized his life. Taking a singular approach, his work amplifies the moment where impact, transmission, and change occur. This results in the creation of relics and symbols which belong to a world all his own and are defined by a constant need and curiosity to challenge the imagination.

Salah Elmur is a Sudanese artist. In 1989, Elmur graduated in graphic design from the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts in Sudan. An acclaimed painter, illustrator, photographer, and filmmaker, his artworks have been displayed across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Elmur's paintings tell a tale of passion mixed with dreams, imagination and old memories. His skills as an illustrator have won him several international awards, including an accolade from the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival. In 2018, he was the subject of a major retrospective at the Sharjah Art Museum, UAE.