Statement

My work begins with materials embedded in Gulf life, particularly agarwood (oud), textiles, and garments. Through these, I explore how memory and value attach to objects and circulate across geographies and social worlds.

Working across installation, sculpture, photography, and performative actions, I construct environments in which materials shift between states; preserved as objects, experienced as scent, reproduced as symbols, or translated into visual form. I am interested in how luxury materials transform as they move through systems of exchange, manipulation, risk, and speculation, shifting from material essence toward aesthetic surface.

Many of my projects unfold in spaces that feel both intimate and unfamiliar. Garments become structures, scent becomes atmosphere, and materials act as carriers of cultural memory. Some elements operate socially, while others remain in quieter, solitary states. Risk tends to emerge where people gather, while moments of stillness appear in more intimate encounters between body, garment, and scent.

The garments I work with are often black and appear simple at first glance, yet their construction is deliberate. Panels are cut and assembled with precision, and the materials remain real. Even when not immediately visible, their integrity is essential. Some viewers recognise these details and their histories, while others encounter them more intuitively.