“No single image or document can capture the complexity of return, loss, and reassembly. With millions of Iraqis in the diaspora, we each carry glimpses of what was lost—and what remains.”
Sophie Kazan quotes Sama Alshaibi in her latest article for the June 2025 issue of Contemporary Identities Magazine.
Reflecting on Alshaibi's last solo exhibition with Ayyam Gallery, Tterss, as well as her newest body of work, Kazan explores the artist's creative process and the conceptual foundation behind these reimagined cityscapes.
