Sudanese Basma-24, born and raised in the UAE, is one of the few people in the Arab world who have mastered the art of silhouette, in which portraits are made by cutting out shapes in black paper and mounting them on a lighter background.
Basma is the youngest silhouette artist in the middle east and the only silhouette artist lady in the Arabian Gulf.
Her father, is a well- known cartoonist in the Sudanese and Emirati community, taught her when he noticed her talent.
Sudanese Basma-24, born and raised in the UAE, is one of the few people in the Arab world who have mastered the art of silhouette, in which portraits are made by cutting out shapes in black paper and mounting them on a lighter background.