A solo exhibition by Chafa Ghaddar that shed a new light on the ancient mural-making technique of fresco by challenging the “wall” and the idea of completion.

‘Recesses’, which will run until 26 November, is a body of work resulting from a year of research and experimentation, which combines paper, painting, fresco and other media as a territory of skin, offering viewers an intimate and challenging experience of touch, colour, texture and material.

This is Ghaddar’s first solo exhibition in the UAE, and the third and final public outcome of the 2018/2019 Tashkeel Critical Practice Program (CPP) after Emirati photographer Jalal Bin Thaneya and Spanish artist Silvia Hernando Alvarez. It was accompanied by a catalogue and public programme of workshops and talks.

Ghaddar has been a member of Tashkeel since 2016 and previously exhibited at Tashkeel in the ‘Made in Tashkeel 2018’ group exhibition. She was the recipient of The Boghossian Foundation Prize for Painting in 2014, and is currently developing her first permanent and public art commission curated by Amanda Abi Khalil as part of A.I.R. Dubai Programme 2017 in collaboration with Art Dubai, Tashkeel and Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.

‘Recesses’ will run at the gallery in Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba 1, Dubai from 22 September to 26 November 2020, and will be accompanied with an engagement programme of workshops and talks. The exhibition opens from 10am to 8pm every day except Friday, and admission is free.

Booking in advance is essential via email [email protected]or call +971 4 336 3313. For details, visit tashkeel.org.