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Throughout history, there have always been those who were wrongfully accused. Since the sixties, many innocent Sudanese have been taken into custody, interrogated, tortured, and in some cases lost their lives. Having suffered himself, El-Mur wanted to highlight the humanity in those who endured this mistreatment, inspired by his research into the history of ‘mug shot’, the repetitive bland nature of which desensitizes us to the human stories of these individuals. El-Mur offers stories of hope, resilience and freedom.

Elmurs deadpan faces always hold within them a sense of narrative, of a …