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British and Egyptian flags flying in front
0f a motor carriage used during the visit
to Khartoum of Khedive Abbas Hilmi II.
Photograph by R. Von Slatin, 1901
A series of photographs that capture the disappearing elements of Sudanese development in the 20th Century will be on display at Oriental Museum of the University of Durham, from January 1 - March 1, 2013.
Many culturally important buildings built during the rule of the British are slowly deteriorating due to neglect of maintenance. They have been reused for other purposes. Some of the railway buildings have been abandoned to the desert. Frederique Cuventas captured many photos during a six year period up to 2010.
The exhibit is called: Disappearing Heritage of Sudan, 1820–1956: Photographic and Filmic Exploration in Sudan. It documents the remnants of the colonial experience in Sudan from the Ottoman, Egyptian and British periods.
This exhibition has previously been shown at the Brunei Gallery at the University of |London, UK. For a few months, starting in September 2013, it will be shown at the University of Khartoum.
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