neither here ~ nor elsewhere, curated by sanaz askari

The group show presents contemporary artists from the region including Faissal El Malak, Hayv Kahraman, Mahsa Merci, Michael Ho, Omar Mismar, Sam Samiee, Sophia Al-Maria, Soufiane Ababri, Tahmineh Monzavi, and Yumna Al-Arashi, in an exhibition curated by Sanaz Askari.

The exhibition centres on the tension between fear and fantasy, the public and the private, as experienced by marginalised bodies existing within distinct socio-political frameworks. The artists challenge social hierarchies and restrictions that limit the spaces they inhabit, pushing back against the forces that constrain their identities while revealing inner desires, embracing fluidity, and exploring the fragmentation of preconceived settings. Through a reimagining of the corporeal in relation to its surroundings, their explorations reveal transformative possibilities for existence.