Exhibitions

Navigating Iridescence

Navigating Iridescence, Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, South Africa. 2024
A collaborative exhibition between the artist’s Mina Nasr & Lamis Haggag – Textile, painting, drawing, audio and video.

The works on display narrate imaginative stories about the sacred ibis’ role in ancient mythology as the protector of agriculture. The sacred Ibis however disappeared from Egypt in the mid 19th century. Unaware of the reason behind its disappearance, the artists are set on a search for the obliterated species,while relating to the Hadada Ibis, a current common occurrence in the Johannesburg cityscape. Hadda in South African culture is seen as a sign of approaching rain and a horn of death. The word Hadada itself is similar to the Arabic word Hedad which translates to ‘mourning’. Between the Hadada and the Sacred Ibis, the artists are weaving in different characteristics of both birds, their cultural and mythological relevance with their connection to food and agriculture.

Cooking Sunshine Art Project, The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization “NMEC”, Cairo, Egypt. 2024
“Cooking Sunshine” was featured in a group exhibition aimed at raising awareness about preserving and documenting Egyptian food. The work comprised a food map displayed on the floor, incorporating QR codes linked to videos and texts that detailed recipes related to sustainable methods of food preparation or fermentation.