Ran Al Zain
Sudan
A fine art print with a unique number and the artist's hand signature in pencil, in a solid oak mini frame. You slide it into the main frame from our workshop, which is included in the subscription.
Who is
Ran Al Zain
A contemporary visual artist from Sudan whose work explores identity, emotion, and human connection. Through expressive depictions of the gaze and carefully crafted color palettes, she creates poetic visual narratives that reveal the unseen layers of lived experience. Her art invites viewers to reflect on the feelings, memories, and stories that exist beneath the surface. Her work distills fleeting moments into timeless narratives.
The work
in an oak frame
One delivery per chapter: the frame (once), the work, a letter from the artist and the work's hidden soul.
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Numbered fine art print
A print made to the fine art standard, signed by the artist and numbered.
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Handcrafted oak frame
With your first Odoardo Art™ delivery you receive a solid oak frame to hold the work.
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Hand-signed letter
The artist writes to the person who will encounter their work. The letter travels together with it.
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The digital soul of the work and its artist
When you bring a phone close to the microchip, the system tells you about the artist and how the work came to be.
You don't just look,
the work answers
Every Odoardo Art™ work carries Odoardo Soul™, the digital soul of the image and its creator. Bring your phone close to cross the line between looking and meeting.
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You
What do you depict?
WorkA gaze, and the contrast between our inner world and the face we show to others. I speak in color: the pigments were prepared by hand for me alone – yellow stands for optimism, blue for confidence and inner strength.
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You
Who created you?
WorkRan Al Zain. A contemporary visual artist from Sudan. She explores identity, emotion and human connection, using the expressive gaze and a carefully crafted palette to tell of what lies beneath the surface.
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You
How do I know you are an original?
WorkNext to the signature I carry my own number. I am a numbered fine art print — one number for one wall.
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You
How do I talk to you?
WorkBring your phone close to the frame. The microchip is hidden, nothing shows from the front, and the conversation opens in your browser — no app, no account.
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You
Do you remember who talked to you?
WorkI remember your name if you tell me, and I pick up the thread at your next touch. You can also ask me to forget — then nothing remains.
This is what a conversation with this work sounds like. You will begin your own at your own frame — no app, no instructions. Bring your phone close, ask a question and discover the story.
This work
is waiting for you
Begin your collection with the work you are looking at now. You will choose the next chapters in the quarters to come. Build your own gallery of signed works on a wall or a desk.
