Mahmood Salim

About the Artist

Mahmood Salim, Helsinki (b. 1990) is a painter working with set designs, installations, and collages. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Iraq and won the main prize there in 2014. ISIS took over the city and forced him to destroy his works, threatening his life. He has reassembled himself from fragments, which he collects from the positive chips of language, letters and sounds. His art consists of understanding another culture and reflects the history of the past. 

Exhibitions

BFA Exhibition 2025

12 September – 5 November 2025
Kuva/Tila