Nooks of Power
Tue, 09 May
|Alserkal Avenue Warehouse 58
Time & Location
09 May 2023, 9:00 am – 12 June 2023, 11:50 pm
Alserkal Avenue Warehouse 58, 17th St - Al Quoz - Al Quoz Industrial Area 1 - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
About the Event
Tashkeel is delighted to present "Nooks of Power" , a solo exhibition by Sophiya Khwaja. This exhibition marks the completion of Sophiya’s journey on the Tashkeel Critical Practice Programme (CPP), mentored by Salima Hashmi and Dawn Ross. ‘Nooks of Power’ is Sophiya’s first solo exhibition in the UAE.
The artist has spent the last 18 months in self-reflection, weeding out mental junk and triggering a reset of her practice. For most of this journey, she has worked in a fluid way, pushing the boundaries of drawing by both playing with size and technique.
‘Nooks of Power’ aims to investigate the ways in which humans acquire, hoard and unleash authoritative power, with Sophiya dissecting herself as ‘Specimen No.1’. Divided into five distinct series, the works are all executed on paper using techniques from pastels to digital prints, employing acrylics, thread, collage, tea-wash and gouache. Each series is accompanied by a short…