Swiss-born Suleika was raised in a Sudanese Sufi Muslim order, attending school in Switzerland and traveling regularly to Sudan, Egypt, the UAE, and across Europe to engage with her Sufi community. This diverse upbringing, straddling geographical and religious boundaries, has shaped her distinct aesthetic and viewpoint, carving out a new space for individuals with hybrid identities.
Now based in London, her work serves as a tool for crossing boundaries, expressing emotions, and creating bridges. Central to her practice are authentic portrayals and stories, challenging harmful stereotypes, and promoting unity in diversity. Passionate about themes like spiritual practices, transcendental experiences, various forms of communities, and the human condition, Suleika approaches her subjects with empathy and vulnerability, practicing non-violence to contribute to a more compassionate, ethical, and sustainable future.
Contact
suleika.mueller@gmail.com
Represented by Artworld
mail@artworld.agency
selected publications:
Vogue, Dazed, Document Journal, Odda, Puss Puss, Cap74024, L’Officiel, ItsNiceThat, Creative Review, Financial Times, British Journal of Photography
selected clients:
Net-A-Porter, Loewe, Stella McCartney, Farfetch, Marni, Missoni, Liberty, Puma, Axel Arigato, Pandora, Victoria Beckham, Pucci, Highsnobiety
press:
Suleika Mueller captures the diversity of devotion – Azeema Magazine, March 2024
Women and spirituality through Suleika Mueller’s gaze – Vogue Italia, March 2024
Performing Stories – British Journal of Photography, May 2023
Rukmini Vijayakumar honours tradition while reaching for contemporary cultural consciousness – Vogue India, May 2023
Photographer Suleika Mueller shoots architect Nevine Nasser in her Islamic heart creation – Document Journal, July 2022
The Sufi Architect – Port Magazine, July 2022
Photographer Suleika Mueller and stylist Nikhil Mansata capture the Muslim in-between – Document Journal, November 2021
Documenting Religion – Creative Review, September 2021
“Western Feminism Judges Women Around The World With Bigotry”: Suleika Mueller On The Harmful Legacy Of Extremism – Vogue Italia, March 2021
Moksha captures the diversity of religious rituals across India – ItsNiceThat, March 2020
exhibitions:
StART Art Fair. Saatchi Gallery, London (UK) 2023.
Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. National Galleries Scotland, Edinburgh (UK) 2023.
Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. The National Portrait Gallery, London (UK) 2022.
As We Gaze Upon Her by Banat Collective. Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi (UAE) 2021.
Reframing History Photo Vogue Festival. BASE Milano, Milan (IT) 2021.