Limbs of the Lunar Disc: Sarah Al-Sarraj reimagines ancestral justice across collapsing timelines
When I meet Sarah Al-Sarraj in her Lewisham studio, she refers to the figures in her large-scale paintings on wooden panels, as people, and I…
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A History Felt in the Gut
On the eve of Nowruz, in 19th-century Qajar-era Iran, love between women could be formalised in secret. A ritual known as Sigheh Khahari—the sisterhood vow—involved…
Identity, memory, and belonging: Mous Lamrabat’s ‘Homesick’ opens in Marrakech
Temsaman-born Belgian-Moroccan photographer Mous Lamrabat is renowned for his striking style of portraiture. His work is defined by an entrancing ability to seamlessly bring together…
Making sense of Syrian mindscapes in Al-Ayoun’s latest exhibition, “Witness of the Land”
As a matter of coincidence, Al-Ayoun was planning an exhibition in Jordan in collaboration with Darkroom Amman well before the Assad regime’s collapse early in…
8 must-visit art shows happening around the region
As 2024 has drawn to a close, we reflect on a year defined by radical transformation and unwavering resistance. Across the SWANA region, artists have…