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Ali Kaaf's 'The Fire's Edge' at Ayyam Gallery

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Ayyam Gallery presents 'The Fire's Edge', Ali Kaaf's first solo exhibition, featuring his Rift, Helmet, and Ras Ras series. The show explores dichotomies of density and void, past and present, through interdisciplinary use of paper, charcoal, fire, and ink. The Ras Ras series uses fire to manipulate photographic slides, creating blank voids where faces should be, referencing absence of freedom of thought. The Helmet series comprises blown-glass helmets evoking fragility of memory and vulnerability. The Rift series employs paper as a resilient yet delicate material. The exhibition runs at Ayyam Gallery.

Key facts

  • Ali Kaaf's first solo exhibition at Ayyam Gallery
  • Exhibition titled 'The Fire's Edge'
  • Features Rift, Helmet, and Ras Ras series
  • Ras Ras series uses fire on slide and Cibachrome print
  • Helmet series made of blown glass
  • Materials include paper, charcoal, fire, and ink
  • Exhibition explores themes of disappearance, persistence, and vulnerability
  • Press release from Ayyam Gallery

Entities

Artists

  • Ali Kaaf

Institutions

  • Ayyam Gallery

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