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Dictionary Exhibition

Prism Textile exhibition poster - featuring Fes i: Time to Pause

Three pieces from my Moroccan art residency series are part of the Dictionary exhibition with Prism Textiles this April:

The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London E3 4QY
17–26 April | Open 11:00–18:00 daily | FREE ENTRY

The exhibiting artworks are Fes i: Time to Pause; Fes iii: Dar Drouj / Staircase House; Fes iv: Weave.

Artworks - preparation before the hanging of the Dictionary Exhibition
Artworks – preparation before the hanging of the Dictionary Exhibition

Words, local dialect, and hand embroidery are central to my practice.

Each artwork began as a continuation of my Red Box series – square compositions of hand-embroidered text drawn from lived experience. I first wrote the narratives in English and, with the help of a friend in Fes, translated them into Darija, the Moroccan Arabic dialect, ensuring the phrasing felt natural, authentic, and true to the original sentiment.

This series of stitched Arabic text works is informed by daily life during a Moroccan art residency in Fes. Hand-embroidered in vintage red Sylko thread, it also pays homage to one of Morocco’s national colours.

Dictionary Exhibition - private view
Dictionary Exhibition – private view
Fes artworks in Dictionary exhibition
Fes artworks in Dictionary exhibition

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Any Other Business Exhibition

I’m please to share that Time Stands Still and Numb have been jury selected for the Any Other Business exhibition with Prism Textiles.

The exhibition takes place at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, London E3 4QY from 4th-14th April 2025.

Any Other Business
Any Other Business
Time Stands Still 
Time Stands Still 
Numb
Numb

Update April 2025:

The exhibition has been beautifully curated and here are a few images of my own work on display.

Numb and Time Stands Still in exhibition
Numb and Time Stands Still in exhibition
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Time Stands Still 

Time Stands Still is about the grief and heartache of losing a dear loved one.

It’s a very personal and emotional piece of hand embroidery that was difficult to design, compose and stitch. It captures the visceral moments of an emotional trauma. This kind of experience leaves you completely numb, your world comes to a complete halt, and time stands still.

Time Stands Still - close up
Close up

These are moments which I now reflect on as an observer, feeling unable to reconcile the harrowing pain experienced by all.

The work has taken a year to design and stitch and was designed whilst I was mourning a loved one. Creating the piece helped me through my own grieving process.

Time Stands Still 
Time Stands Still 

Size 21 x 21 cm (40 x 40cm framed), hand embroidered vintage dark grey Sylko thread on cotton cloth. 

Created as a companion piece for ‘Numb‘.

Update:

This artwork has been jury selected for the Prism Textiles ‘Any Other Business’ 2025 exhibition, The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, London E3 4QY from 4th-14th April 2025.

Any Other Business
Any Other Business