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  • Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sara Ahli, Swimming with Bricks, 2022

    Sara Ahli United Arab Emirates, b. 1993

    Swimming with Bricks, 2022
    Bricks, latex balloon, resin, plaster
    22.5 cm x 21 cm x 19.5 cm
    Copyright by The Artist
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    Sara Ahli’s plaster-filled balloons recollect feelings of pain and suffering due to the various forms of continued pressure applied to them. Sara tests the balloon’s endurance and fragile rubbery structure...
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    Sara Ahli’s plaster-filled balloons recollect feelings of pain and suffering due to the various forms of
    continued pressure applied to them. Sara tests the balloon’s endurance and fragile rubbery structure
    by exerting forms of tension using pliers, stones, and building blocks. She reveals the limits of this
    structure in standing force and the changes it experiences until it reaches its final shape becoming
    attuned to its surroundings. The artist likens her process to how human experiences mark people as
    they become part of their physical, intellectual, and psychological formation, arguing that success in
    moving forward can be attained by achieving stability amid circumstances we were unable to resist.




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    2022 - The Quest, Aisha Alabbar Gallery, Dubai, UAE
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