Hana El-Sagini: Counting Fingers

A solo exhibition that presents a newly commissioned large-scale installation rooted in the instability and fragility of the human experience — more than 200 fantastical ceramic objects arranged as surreal sculptures and structures that replicate and reimagine healthcare spaces, such as medical waiting rooms, hospital corridors, and doctors’ offices. These spaces, typically perceived as sterile and stoic domains, are transformed into dreamlike sites that are bizarre, eerie, and amusing.

Produced after Hana El-Sagini’s long battle with illness, the objects featured in this exhibition encourage viewers to find joy and humour in envisioning a strange world where humans, animals, plants and inanimate objects blend into semi-distinguishable forms and figures. The exhibition prompts us to pause and contemplate the inherent mechanisms that enable us to endure pain, trauma, fear, and adversity in ways that may potentially reconnect us with our vulnerability and, ultimately, our humanity.

El-Sagini is a participant in the 2024 cycle of the 421 Artistic Development Program, organized in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art.

To 28 April.