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Superficial Transactions
Eman Alhashemi, 14 November 2024 - 6 January 2025

Superficial Transactions: Eman Alhashemi

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  • In her second solo exhibition at Aisha Alabbar Gallery in Dubai, titled “Superficial Transactions,”curated by Nasser Abdullah, Emirati artist Eman...
    In her second solo exhibition at Aisha Alabbar Gallery in Dubai, titled “Superficial Transactions,”curated by Nasser Abdullah, Emirati artist Eman Alhashemi presents a series of artworks and experiences, showcasing her rich artistic journey. Curated by Nasser Abdullah, this exhibition marks her first after returning from the U.S., where she earned a Master’s degree in Fine Arts, further enriching her artistic expertise alongside her remarkable activity and prolific output.
     
    In this exhibition, Eman presents a series of works that build on her previous experiences, appearing as annotations and reflections that encapsulate different phases she has undergone since the beginning of her career. She began with experiments in manual printing and producing repetitive editions during her early academic years. Later, she transitioned to sculpture and ceramics, eventually exploring a variety of artistic mediums, including performance art and multimedia video pieces. This artistic journey through time illustrates the evolution in her work and her shifting artistic perspective.
     
    Eman’s work is characterized by her ability to embrace mistakes and inconsistencies across editions, accepting the existence of multiple versions of the same object, both in art and in life. This reconciled perspective on imperfection and difference reflects the diversity of human nature, as she interacts with each situation and circumstance differently. This unique approach blends experimentation with critical thinking.
     
    • Vessel 205, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 205, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 204, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 204, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 201, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 201, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 503, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 503, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 205, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 205, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 204, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 204, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 201, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 201, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Vessel 503, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Vessel 503, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
  • Eman plays with concepts and forms of artistic production, aiming to highlight our complex and intertwined relationships with ideas and objects around us. Her work reflects a repetitive consumerist state that occasionally borders on boredom, prompting her to reassess things and ideas from different angles. This continuous critique of everyday life details encourages viewers to see the ordinary anew.
    • Untitled, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      Untitled, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • In memory of roundabout (25.2474195, 55.4310153) B, 2024 Eman Alhashemi
      In memory of roundabout (25.2474195, 55.4310153) B, 2024
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Tracking Time IV, 2022 Eman Alhashemi
      Tracking Time IV, 2022
      Eman Alhashemi
    • Pill Packets I, 2023 Eman Alhashemi
      Pill Packets I, 2023
      Eman Alhashemi
  • Through this artistic journey, Eman invites us to engage in constant reflection and navigate daily life with a critical eye. Her works urge us to maintain our imperfect humanity and avoid chasing perfection, positioning art as a means of connecting with ourselves and others beyond repetitive routines
  • About the Artist

    Eman Alhashemi (b. Dubai, 1993) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores themes around imagined and exaggerated spaces through her work. She focuses on impossible tasks, repetition, mass production, value, and the tension between productivity and inefficiency. Her artwork often features transformative processes like melting, cracking, warping, and waiting. By engaging with concepts of waiting, slowness, and transformation, Al Hashemi critiques some modern expectations and unexpected aspects of time.
     
    Eman had 2 solo exhibitions at Aisha Alabbar Gallery, square: not square (2022) and Superficial Transactions (2024). Additionally, she participated in a number of acclaimed exhibitions at home and abroad, including Abu Dhabi Art fair (2024),Dubai Calligraphy Biennale (2023) , Foundry Downtown, Dubai, UAE; RISD Grad Show 2023, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI, USA (2023); Portrait of a Nation II: Beyond Narratives, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2022); RISD Ceramics Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI, USA (2021); Made in Tashkeel, Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE (2021, 2019, 2016); Convergence: 36th Emirates Fine Arts Society Annual Exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE (2019); Youth Takeover, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, UAE (2019); Emirati Traditional Games, Al Qattara Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2019); Sikka, House 40, Dubai, UAE (2019); Community and Critique: SEAF Cohort 5, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2018); Mini Print Prize Exhibition (Printmakers Council), Morley Gallery, London, UK (2017); Portrait of A Nation, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), me Collectors Room Berlin / Stiftung Olbricht, Berlin, Germany (2017); Transition (Reconnecting Art), Menier Gallery, London, UK (2017); International Miniature Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London, UK (2017); Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE) IX, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC; Dungrave Print Workshop and Gallery, Vancouver, BC; UBC Okanagan Gallery, Kelowna, BC; SNAP, Edmonton, AB, Canada (2017); Two Parts, Lombard Street Gallery, Margate, UK (2016); 4th International Emerging Artist Award Gallery Show, TAG bxl, Brussels, Belgium (2016); Show at the Fair Award Exhibition, World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE (2016); Portrait of a Nation, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2016); International Emerging Artist Award - Qlocktwo Artist Edition Award, MB&F MAD Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2016); Immerse at THE BEACH Award Exhibition, The Beach, Dubai, UAE (2016); The 4th Wharepuke International Open Printmaking Show, Art at Wharepuke, Kerikeri, New Zealand (2015); 50 Years of Artists Prints, Bankside Gallery, London, UK (2015); National Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London, UK (2015); Making an Impression Book, Printmaker’s Council, London, UK (2015); EXIT Show 10, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE (2015); Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award Shortlisted, City Walk, Dubai, UAE (2015); and 12th Lessedra World Art Print Annual - Mini Print 2013, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (2013).
     
    Eman was part of Cohort 5 of the Sheikha Salama Emerging Artists Fellowship (SEAF), Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Foundation (SHF), in partnership with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Abu Dhabi, UAE (2018), in addition to being part of other residency programmes like Forsa School, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE (2019 - 20); Facebook’s Global Artist in Residence Program, Dubai, UAE (2017); and East Carolina University and University of Sharjah Exchange Program (2014). She is the recipient of the Printmaking Today Mini Print Editorial Prize, London, UK (2018) and the 4th International Emerging Artist Award, Dubai, UAE (2016). Her works are in various UAE and international collections, including Abu Dhabi Executive Office, ADMAF, Art Jameel Collection, and Victoria & Albert Museum.
     
    Eman has a MFA in Ceramics at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, USA (2023). She has a BFA from the University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE (2016).
     
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