Name: Tracing Paper | More Than Human | Summer by Alserkal Avenue
Start: 2022-08-13T12:00:00+04:00
End: 2022-08-13T14:00:00+04:00
Location: Alserkal Avenue, A4 Space

Tracing Paper | More Than Human | Summer by Alserkal Avenue

Alserkal Avenue

Paper Making Workshop | Fatema Al Fardan & Zuhoor Al Sayegh

Alserkal Avenue, A4 Space

Tracing Paper is a paper making workshop utilising different elements of the palm tree, integrating the seed, fronds, and date skins to create a unique biodegradable, sculptural paper. About the Artists: Fatema Al Fardan is an artist committed to seeing the world with curiosity and care. Her art practice is driven by inquiries facilitated through the vessel of research. She holds a dual BA from New York University Abu Dhabi in Economics and in Art and Art History: Art Practice (2020). Al Fardan is a recipient of the Salama bint Hamdan Emerging Artists Fellowship (2021-22). Her work has been exhibited in Congress Center Basel (2022), Warehouse421 (2021), Khaleeji Art Museum (2021), and Middle East Institute's Art and Culture Center (2020). She won the collaborative Zachary Doss Friends in Letters Memorial Fellowship (2020) and "Best Photo Associated with Sustainability" at the Abu Dhabi Ports Photography Competition (2017). Al Fardan likes to hear stories more than she likes to tell them.Zuhoor Al Sayegh is an Emirati interdisciplinary artist living in Abu Dhabi, and Assistant Curator at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. She is inspired by movement and stories. Al Sayegh’s research revolves around indigenous textile practices and the decolonisation of her own craft. She explores these foundations through her work in fibres and ceramics. Al Sayegh graduated with a B.F.A from the Art Institute of Chicago. She also participated in a residency programme at the Textile Art Center in Brooklyn, New York 2019-2020 with Yto Barrada as her mentor. She was recently chosen to participate in the Youth Takeover at Jameel Arts Centre as well as participating in Engage 101s inaugural art sale. She was also a member of BAIT15 and a part of SEAF’s eighth cohort.

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