Fairouz El Tom is a visual artist based in Geneva, Switzerland. Sudanese and Swiss in heritage, she grew up in cities across Sudan, India, Nepal, the United States, and Switzerland. This instilled in her a fascination with human and natural diversity, as well as a questioning of identity construction and contemporary value systems.
Working primarily in digital photography and satellite imagery, El Tom adopts a process of layering and merging imagery of the human and natural world. This results in abstract and multi-scalar works that blur boundaries and dissolve notions of separability.
Before turning to art, El Tom worked with the UN and other smaller development and human rights organizations. She holds an MA in International Educational Development from Columbia University, and an MFA with distinction from The Glasgow School of Art.
El Tom’s work has been exhibited in group exhibitions across Glasgow, and internationally at the 13th edition of Bamako Encounters in Mali and Time in Jazz in Sardinia. She has been interviewed by Terralingua (2022) and had her work reviewed by Artnet (2023).
