الجدة الكول - COOL JADDA

Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation for the first edition of its collaborative comic book anthology, Corniche, Cool Jadda is a short comic centered around imagining what a Gen Z grandmother would turn out like.

You can read the full comic here.

SLOW AGAIN

Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation for the second edition of its collaborative comic book anthology, Corniche, Slow Again is a comic reflecting on the concept of time and how irrelevant it became during the 2020 pandemic. It entertains many what-ifs, had we had more control over time.

You can read the full comic here.

EVERMORE

Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation for the third edition of its collaborative comic book anthology, Corniche, Evermore is a short comic that tackles digital permanence, how our digital footprint will outlive us, and the anxiety of it all.

You can read the full comic here.

شوية قلق - A BIT OF ANXIETY

شوية قلق (Shwayet Qalaq - A bit of anxiety) is a zine compiling a collection of uncomfortable and awkward situations artists come across in their careers. This was made in the lead up to FOCAL POINT 2019, an art book fair presented by Sharjah Art Foundation.

You can read the zine here

Protection

Protection is a limited edition print commissioned by Khaleejesque magazine to be exhibited at their “Breaking Khaleeji Cultural Myths” exhibition at Bait Al Sadu, Kuwait City. The poster is available for purchase on the Khaleejesque website here.

“The subject of the evil eye is something I play around with often in my practice, finding intrigue in the fear and mysticism surrounding it. I chose to represent the obsession of protecting one’s self from the harmful gaze of others as it is a topic that I find myself arguing often with people I personally know. The Khaleeji culture thrives in privacy for many reasons, one of which being fear of spite, and not many people are willing to share personal joyful moments or show off their children and spouses for the same reason. If you’re living hidden and protected, are you truly living?”

theperformer.gif

Inspired by sociologist Erving Goffman's 'The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life', theperformer.gif is an interactive installation that puts these social performances into question and projects a distorted version of the viewer in the background of a jolly character, asking them to question and investigate their current social performance. At this moment, the viewer may or may not exist as digital reconstruction, taking part in a scene at an art show. Whether the viewers find themselves projected on the piece or not, both instances raise questions of whether or not a real self exists under these performances.
You may read more about the installation here.

ma7mooom

You’re a 12 year old child who has been sent to sleep with a fever. You’re sweaty, uncomfortable, you keep tossing and turning all night and wake up after the most vivid unexplainable set of imagery that your subconscious stitched together under some sort of influence. It was probably the antihistamines paired with some stories you heard of Yaathum. Ma7mooom is but a small audio-visual translation of that feeling, made by an adult who now views these fever dreams as a curious yet amusing source of wonder. Ma7mooom is sprinkled with subtle nods to childhood, from the figure climbing the door frame to glow-in-the-dark stars wall stickers, paired with rectangular creatures carrying conflicting emotions as you navigate a confusing dream.

اسم على مسمّى (Aptly named)

Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation for the fourth edition of the comic book anthology Corniche, إسم على مسمى (Aptly Named) is a short comic that explores the artist’s own relationship with her given name, diving into the variations to that name that she eventually adapted as she aged and the backstories behind them. It raises the question of how names can turn into self-fulfilling prophecies, while touching on the phenomenon of people physically resembling their names.

You can read the full comic here.