Abdul Halik Azeez is a multidisciplinary artist and organizer living in Sri Lanka. Inhabiting the absurdities and paradoxes of late capitalism and conflict at work in his environment, he operates from the uncertain position of embeddedness within the very phenomena he speaks to.

Education MA English Literature And Linguistics, University of Granada, 2016/2017 MA Financial Economics; University of Colombo, 2009/10 BBA International...

Mar 30, 2025 · Abdul Halik Azeez (Sri Lanka) is a multidisciplinary artist and organiser whose practice navigates the paradoxes and absurdities of late capitalism and conflict in his environment.

Abdul Halik Azeez trained as a journalist, economist and linguist before migrating to becoming an artist. His work investigates connections between colonialism, neoliberalism, contemporary culture and the self within modernity.

Through his projects, Azeez observes the nuances and contradictions in the urban landscape through the postwar transformation of Sri Lanka, subtly questioning the political and social constructs that continue to mould and disrupt the nation, together with the ethnic divisions, violence and unrest that have manifested in the process.

Abdul Halik Azeez Born 1985, Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka Lives and works in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Media trends and processes underlie Abdul Halik Azeez’s work, which is also influenced by studies in economics and linguistics, and his work as a journalist.

Abdul Halik Azeez is a multidisciplinary artist and organizer based in Sri Lanka. Abdul’s artistic practice delves into the interplay among technologies of power, contemporary culture, lived experiences, and media.

Abdul Halik Azeez’s approach to image making embraces the public realms of media and print technology. Jettisoning the materiality of the photograph’s traditional quality within the fine arts, he not only experiments with the definition of form and …

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Jul 19, 2019 · Abdul Halik Azeez’s art is inspired by his past as a citizen journalist and independent researcher focusing on hate speech and discourse, documenting the stories that go unwritten and unheard. Using social media to publish his work, Azeez ventured into photojournalism.