(Solo Show) Watch Before You Fall: Sabrina Amrani Gallery - Madrid
Past exhibition
Works
Overview
"Watch Before You Fall, a solo show by Manal AlDowayan. In this exhibition, AlDowayan looks at symbolism found in books written about women’s bodies, using soft sculpture, ceramics, and fabric. AlDowayan describes this exhibition as “a space that stands between fear and activism; the artworks are symbols of the resilience and fragility of both the context and the artist”. In Watch Before You Fall, AlDowayan attempts to fragment these symbols and reconstruct them to create a new form, a room full of ‘healing totems’ that alter perceptions and corrects memory. These totems will be permanent memorials to stand against the attempt to reduce the complex into simple symbols. The forms AlDowayan developed for this project are meant to initiate an internal and external dialogue about symbolism and feminism in the context of religion, politics, and media."