Photographic depictions of conflict by Sama Alshaibi

Suffering, persecution and displacement through war are all topics that resonate with Arizona-based artist and photographer Sama Alshaibi. As a Palestinian-Iraqi, whose family were exiled from two homelands, she’s experienced each firsthand and in turn they are reflected in her mesmerising videos and photographs – in particular those from her ‘Silsila’ series. It is work from ‘Silsila’ which has most recently been exhibited as part of the ‘Our Night is Long’ exhibition at Ayyam Gallery in Dubai.