Ghada AmerMY BODY IS MINE , 2023
Cotton Appliqué on canvas
74.2 x 72.4 cm
Working for the first time with the traditionally male-dominated Egyptian textile craft of Khayamiya, in this body of work Ghada Amer deploys Eastern and Western voices within a series of large-scale abstract appliqué textile works. Each work translates statements and citations by Female leaders into bold geometric formations that reference the ubiquitous language of the QR code. This new body of work expands on Amer’s ongoing series of text paintings which highlight women's agency by restating statements on or by women about identity and empowerment.
Here a quote by Amina Sboui eads in Arabic: 'My body belongs to me and it does not represent the honor of anyone.'
