Zahrah Al Ghamdi Explained

Zahrah Al Ghamdi (Arabic: زهرة الغامدي) is a Saudi Arabian visual and land artist, as well as an assistant professor at the College of Art and Design at the University of Jeddah.[1] [2]

Career

Al Ghamdi grew up in Al-Baha in the south-west of the Kingdom and her experience of domestic architecture there informs her artistic practice.[3] She graduated in 2003 with a first-class degree in Islamic Arts at the King Abdul Aziz University. She worked there as a lecturer before moving to the University of Coventry to study for an MA, then a PhD in Visual Art.[3]

Al Ghamdi's artistic practice centres around large-scale pieces inspired and driven by women's experiences of life and craft in the home. In 2017, al Ghamdi created a site-specific land art installation in the Great Court at the British Museum, covering 30 square metres with a village of sand and memory.[4] As part of the Shubbak Festival, al Ghamdi took part in discussion about women's art from Saudi Arabia.[5]

In 2019, she was selected to represent Saudi Arabia at the 58th Venice Biennale. The Saudi pavilion was curated by Prof. Eiman Elgibreen.[6] The installation was made up of 52,000 pieces of re-worked leather inspired by organic forms, her home in Al-Baha and Aseeri ornaments. The exhibition, After Illusion, took its title from a sixth-century poem by Zuhayr bin Abī Sūlmā. All their work bridges poetics and domestic landscapes.[7]

Desert X Arts Biennial chose al Ghamdi as one its artists for installations in Al-'Ula in 2020.[8] Her installation was made up of 6000 date tins, placed in the land to reflect the idea and movement of a river.[9]

Exhibitions

Al Ghamdi has exhibited widely in the middle-east and in Europe, at venues including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wallpaper*. Magazine. 2019-11-21. Land artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi's tactile encounters in Venice. 13 May 2019. Wallpaper*.
  2. Web site: 2019-11-21. Saudi artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi goes back to her roots for installation at the Venice Biennale. The National.
  3. Web site: Who's Who: Zahra Al-Ghamdi, Saudi academic. 2019-10-15. Arab News. en. 2019-11-21.
  4. Web site: Fourth Plinth artist Michael Rakowitz to serve up Iraqi-Jewish 'ghost feast' in London. www.theartnewspaper.com. 2019-11-21.
  5. Web site: Bing video. www.bing.com. 2019-11-21.
  6. Web site: Biennale Arte 2019 | Saudi Arabia . 2 May 2019 .
  7. Web site: About Me – Zahrah Alghamdi. en-US. 2019-11-21.
  8. Web site: Desert X AlUla: The Art Event Enticing Travelers To The Desert Of Saudi Arabia. Hill. Lauren Jade. Forbes. en. 2020-02-26.
  9. Web site: ZAHRAH ALGHAMDI. Desert X. en-US. 2020-02-26.
  10. Web site: Zahra Al-Ghamdi. AlSerkal. alserkalavenue.ae. 2019-11-21.
  11. Web site: Zahrah Al-Ghamdi. Shubbak Festival 2019 - the UK’s largest festival of contemporary Arab culture. en-US. 2019-11-21.
  12. Web site: Jeddah 21,39. Harris. Gareth. Frieze. en. 2019-11-21.
  13. Web site: 2019-05-02 . Biennale Arte 2019 Saudi Arabia . 2019-11-21 . La Biennale di Venezia . en.
  14. Web site: Zahrah Al Ghamdi. Jameel Arts Centre. en-US. 2019-11-21.
  15. Web site: Streams Move Oceans Press Release Athr Gallery. www.athrart.com. 2019-11-21.
  16. Web site: Desert X installs 14 site-specific works in Saudi Arabian desert. 2020-02-05. Dezeen. en. 2020-02-26.

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