- I remember that I was very annoyed in the first or second year at KhiO because people could tell that I am African by looking at my paintings. So I had a period where I tried to paint in a way that would not reveal that I'm African, sier kunstner Fadlabi (46) som nå har referanser til Afrika i det meste han foretar seg: Han driver Khartoum Contemporary Art Center i Oslo, en arena hvor kunst, musikk, poesi og dans fra Afrika og Midtøsten vises, i 2014 skapte han utstillingen “Kongolandsbyen” i Frognerparke