Sama Alshaibi, Marjanah, 2019, Albumen print on somerset satin white 100% rag, 53.3 x 35.5 cm
"The true genius of these visually soft works—soft not in context nor content—but in the very medium of print that Alshaibi has chosen to share them in, alluding to the aged, antique, and historic, is that it takes a deeper concentration to read the sheer activist stance embedded within these unabashed, softly beautiful pieces."
Over the course of a career spanning almost two decades, Sama Alshaibi has covered many themes: Palestinian sovereignty and the Diaspora; war; gender identity within the Arab world; land rights; the Arab Spring; retracing the journey of Ibn Battuta; and the future of water and natural resources.
