Interviews

In Conversation with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

In Conversation with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Mathqaf 5 October, 2023

Mathqaf’s co-founders sat down with the Emirati founder of Barjeel Art Foundation and…

In Her Words: Océane Sailly

In Her Words: Océane Sailly

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

Océane Sailly, the founder of Hunna / هُنَّ art gallery and a PhD candidate…

In Conversation with Shireen Atassi

In Conversation with Shireen Atassi

Mathqaf 5 October, 2023

Throughout the region private individuals and their ventures have shaped the art scene…

In Conversation with Barbara Rowell

In Conversation with Barbara Rowell

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

Elina Sairanen sat down with Barbara Rowell, the founder of Jacaranda Images, an…

In the Studio with Raymond Gemayel

In the Studio with Raymond Gemayel

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 5 October, 2023

Raymond Gemayel is a self-taught artist and photographer. Born in Riyadh, he lived…

In Conversation: Razan Al Sarraf

In Conversation: Razan Al Sarraf

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

In this interview, visual artist Razan Al Sarraf talks to Elina Sairanen about…

In Perspective: Ishaq Madan

In Perspective: Ishaq Madan

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

Bahraini photographer Ishaq Madan talks to Elina Sairanen about his career, stylistic developments…

In Conversation: Ilyes Messaoudi

In Conversation: Ilyes Messaoudi

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 5 October, 2023

In this interview, Ilyes Messaoudi (b. 1990, Tunis) talks about his background, practice,…

In His Words: Thameur Mejri

In His Words: Thameur Mejri

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

Thameur Mejri (born in 1982 in Tunis) presents his first solo exhibition at…

Maryam Eivazi and the Art of Abstraction

Maryam Eivazi and the Art of Abstraction

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

Maryam Eivazi (b. 1980, Iranian) talks to Elina Sairanen about her visual arts…

In Conversation with M’hammed Kilito

In Conversation with M’hammed Kilito

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

Documentary photographer M’hammed Kilito (Moroccan, b. 1981, Lviv, Ukraine) talks to Elina Sairanen…

My Practice: Nissa Raad

My Practice: Nissa Raad

Elina Sairanen 5 October, 2023

In this interview Nissa Raad, an Amman-based visual artist known for her bold…

In Conversation with Mays Al Moosawi

In Conversation with Mays Al Moosawi

Elina Sairanen 6 May, 2023

Omani visual artist Mays Al Moosawi (b. 1994) talks to Elina Sairanen about…

In Conversation with Héla Ammar

In Conversation with Héla Ammar

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 5 November, 2022

Héla Ammar (Tunisian, b. 1969) presents her solo exhibition titled Love Letters at…

حوار مع الفنان عبدالله العثمان ونقاش عن الفن الأدائي

حوار مع الفنان عبدالله العثمان ونقاش عن الفن الأدائي

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 9 September, 2021

وضحى: عبدالله العثمان، فنان وشاعر تعمل بوسائط فنية متعددة، منها التصوير، الفيلم، الفن…

In Conversation with Ribal Molaeb

In Conversation with Ribal Molaeb

Elina Sairanen 12 May, 2021

Lebanon-born painter and classical musician Ribal Molaeb (b. 1992) talks to Elina Sairanen…

In Conversation: Dora Dalila

In Conversation: Dora Dalila

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 12 March, 2021

Dora Dalila Cheffi (b. 1990, Helsinki) is a Finnish-Tunisian visual artist, living and…

In conversation: Aysha Almoayyed

In conversation: Aysha Almoayyed

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 9 February, 2021

Aysha Almoayyed (b. 1988) is a Bahraini artist living and working in Paris….

In Conversation with Selma Feriani

In Conversation with Selma Feriani

Elina Sairanen 4 February, 2021

Selma Feriani is a Tunisian gallerist leading her eponymous art gallery in Sidi…

In Conversation: Alymamah Rashed

In Conversation: Alymamah Rashed

Wadha Al-Aqeedi 12 March, 2020

Alymamah Rashed (b. 1994, Kuwait) is a visual artist investigating the discourse of…