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Egyptian Artists Nada Baraka and Esraa Elfeky Explore Fragmented Histories at Tabari Artspace

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Tabari Artspace in Dubai presents 'Across a Velvet Horizon,' a collaborative exhibition by Egyptian artists Nada Baraka and Esraa Elfeky. The show runs from an unspecified date and features Baraka's paintings and Elfeky's sculptures that engage with themes of incompleteness, memory, and historical reconstruction. Baraka's works, including 'The Edge of Saudade' (2025) and 'The Colour of Why' (2025), draw from her late grandfather Ahmed Ali Kamal's archive, incorporating postcards and layered paint to evoke longing. Elfeky's sculptures, such as 'The Blue Wadi Resurrection,' are inspired by a desert plot in Cairo once submerged under the sea, using fabric, leather, and thread to create fossil-like forms. The exhibition invites viewers to navigate fragments and embrace uncertainty, resisting definitive answers.

Key facts

  • Tabari Artspace presents 'Across a Velvet Horizon' by Nada Baraka and Esraa Elfeky.
  • Baraka's paintings incorporate elements from her late grandfather Ahmed Ali Kamal's archive.
  • Works include 'The Edge of Saudade' (2025) and 'The Colour of Why' (2025).
  • Elfeky's sculptures are inspired by a desert plot in Cairo that was once submerged under the sea.
  • Elfeky's largest work is 'The Blue Wadi Resurrection'.
  • The exhibition explores themes of incompleteness, memory, and historical reconstruction.
  • Viewers are invited to reconstruct meaning from fragments and embrace uncertainty.
  • The press release is from Tabari Artspace.

Entities

Artists

  • Nada Baraka
  • Esraa Elfeky
  • Ahmed Ali Kamal

Institutions

  • Tabari Artspace

Locations

  • Dubai
  • Cairo
  • Egypt

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