Abubakar Akram has been a resident artist at ActionSpace’s Brent studio since 2017. His inventive practice explores space and dimensionality, with a focus on sculptural forms that emerge organically through an experimental process. Alongside his sculptures, Abubakar creates vibrant, colourful pencil drawings that explore 3D shapes and spatial relationships.

Using materials such as bamboo sticks, Modroc, wire, cardboard, and paint, Abubakar constructs bold, tactile structures. His work is characterised by solid colours, grid-like patterns, and intersecting lines, often echoing the strong architectural shapes and geometries that inspire him. There is a constant dialogue between precision and play in his sculptures, as they evolve organically in response to the materials and the process, revealing a unique tension between structure and spontaneity.