At The Corner Of A Dream

The show, her first solo presentation in the UK, is comprised of five digital artworks produced by the artist in 2019 about the poetry murals she has painted in four different cities: Cairo, New York, Beirut and Marrakesh, as well as the Greek island of Cephalonia. These have been inspired by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) — the show’s title is a line from one of his poems. Shehab began to paint poetry by Darwish on the walls of different cities in new and original forms of the Arabic script after the streets of Cairo became inaccessible to her in 2013. She uses lines from his poetry to tell the world that ideas cannot be killed, to show that humankind is united in its struggle against oppression and dictatorship.

The Aga Khan Center, London-UK. Video installation with five digital artworks displayed in 360 degrees on four screens. September 2019 - January 2020.