The Radical Contemporary Podcast
Radical Contemporary is a Digital Curator and Podcast based between Cairo, Dubai & Jeddah for the sharing, discovery and appreciation of artistic and personal expression in the MENA region & beyond.
Radicals are people who notice things. We are observers. Artists. Writers. Designers. Musicians. Filmmakers. Intellectuals. Cultural Producers. Dreamers. Thought-leaders. We’re a community of Creators - who know that your biggest asset is your ability to ask questions, to critique & to converse with like-minded people. On Radical the conversation is always open … so hop on whenever you need a dose of creative genius & make sure to bring some coffee, tea, a snack? Whatever it is - the brain food is on us.
The Radical Contemporary Podcast
Sarah Almehairi: Read Between The Lines
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Emirati artist and poet Sarah Almehairi.
Born in 1998, Sarah a practicing artist from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and an Art and Art History major at New York University Abu Dhabi, class of 2019. Sarah Almehairi’s overarching body of work unfolds a discourse on themes of materiality, systems & interrelations, memory, and language through the intuitive and poetic examination of narrative and abstraction. By engaging with geometric forms, she extracts and defines a structural language read time and time again to suggest a form other than its own – a map, a sentence, a puzzle piece. Through the process, they are broken down, built, and reassembled as continuous iterations of themselves. These elements towards telling a story are not so explicit, lines and layers are used throughout her pieces as a means of exploring clarity and organization of collected information.
Latest exhibitions include:
2024
“’Encounters' 'لقاءات“', Dubai Collection, Dubai
2023
“Off Centered Pauses”, JJ Joong Jung Gallery, Seoul
“Don’t Overlook the Weather (As Your Thoughts Collect)”, Alserkal Arts Foundation Public Commission. Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
2022
“When the Ground Was”, CARBON 12, Dubai
Most recently, Sarah Almehairi is amongst the finalists for this years #LouvreAbuDhabiArtHere and Richard Mille Art Prize. Winners will be announced September 2024.
Sarah is also the co-founder of Jara Collective and a cycling trainer at one of our favorite studios in the UAE CRANK.
For more information on Sarah Almehairi's work please contact CARBON 12.