Ghayathi
31 Jan 2023
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The College of Arts and Creative Enterprises is pleased to invite you to attend,
“Ghayathi”
an exhibition by CACE student Salmah Al Mansoori, curated by Fatima Al Kurdi.
Taking Daily trips from and to her hometown Ghayathi, Salmah Al Mansoori developed a strong desire to explore the route she observes for hours. Starting from the desert, and demolished buildings, to the abandoned houses that were left with untold stories that Salmah attempts to narrate. Composing a series of works inspired by the neighborhoods she ran across and the uninhabited homes that were once populous, Salmah shares the obscurity of the places she witnessed and the multiple transitions they underwent.
Through “Ghayathi" Al Mansoori outsets an investigational journey into houses that were built during the 1980s in the western region of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. She highlights the condition of these buildings between the past and the now. Seeing familiar spaces being disrupted by elements of gloominess and isolation, realizing that these residents are no longer what they once seemed to be. With attentive observation the walls of these demolished kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms- she reimagines the moments, feelings, and experiences of former inhabitants in spaces that burst with uncertainty.
With every object left behind, Salmah sees many possibilities for nostalgic narratives, that documents of the historical transition that many individuals, families, and spaces have witnessed. she is inviting the spectator to reimagine the scenarios that might have once happened, which remain open to possible meanings and interpretations.
Duration:
Through “Ghayathi" Al Mansoori outsets an investigational journey into houses that were built during the 1980s in the western region of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. She highlights the condition of these buildings between the past and the now. Seeing familiar spaces being disrupted by elements of gloominess and isolation, realizing that these residents are no longer what they once seemed to be. With attentive observation the walls of these demolished kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms- she reimagines the moments, feelings, and experiences of former inhabitants in spaces that burst with uncertainty.
With every object left behind, Salmah sees many possibilities for nostalgic narratives, that documents of the historical transition that many individuals, families, and spaces have witnessed. she is inviting the spectator to reimagine the scenarios that might have once happened, which remain open to possible meanings and interpretations.
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Fatima Al Kurdi @fatimalkurdi
Salmah Al Mansoori @visualsalmah
