Jamal Tayara-Baroudy: Ways of Seeing

A solo exhibition by the UAE-based Lebanese artist, an alumna of Tashkeel’s Critical Practice Programme 2022.

The subject of Jamal’s research over the last 18 months has been the giant milkweed, a species of flowering plant native to MENASA that is often seen as invasive and toxic but has applications in agriculture, petroleum, roofing, traditional medicine, and cosmetics. The artist has used various parts of it in producing this new body of work, including pods, fibres, seeds, stalks, and leaves.

The exhibition raises awareness about the importance of plants as a natural, sustainable resource. It serves as a call to revisit the collective wisdom of cultures and reconnect with the values and properties of flora, once revered yet today regarded with contempt.

To 8 December.