With Salem AlSuwaidi
Ages 16+
In English
How many ways can you write about art? Explore different approaches to wordsmithing as you respond to Afra Al Dhaheri’s Restless Circle. Begin by recording single-word responses to the exhibition. Then discover ways to frame ideas of repetition, exhaustion and invisible labour in selected theoretical and journalistic texts. Finally, explore how Al Dhaheri’s works can open a space for reflection through analytical critique, stream-of-consciousness writing and shared discussion. Consider how perceptions can shift and contradictions can coexist as you write an antithesis of one of your own texts.
Emirati curator and writer Salem AlSuwaidi is the founder of the art and literature collective SWALIF and co-founder of MamarLab, an Abu Dhabi arts and urbanism research space. AlSuwaidi’s practice focuses on sociocultural critique, regional and ideological reimaginations, and a reworking of Khaleeji narratives.
12 October 2025
3:00 pm– 6:00 pm
Gallery 6, Al Mureijah Square
