Articles By: Elise Morton

Threads of Resilience: Abdoulaye Konaté at Efie Gallery
“Ali Farka Touré’s song Sambadio is legendary,” Abdoulaye Konaté tells me. The final track on Le Jeune Chansonnier…
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Into the Wild: Group Show at Jameel Arts Centre
“Dubai is a city I find fascinating for its unique coexistence, where animals carve out…
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A Sense of Belonging: Group Show by NEON, Athens
Just off Pireos Street – the long, busy road that links central Athens to the…
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All-over, everything, everywhere: Hamid Zénati at Nottingham Contemporary
As I push open the door and step into Hamid Zénati: Two Steps at a…
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Talks of Home: Fathi Hassan at Richard Saltoun Gallery
“Nomadism comes from oblivion. That void – which, in my life, was due to my…
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Nadia Kaabi-Linke
“My concern about invisibility and the matter of the invisible is as old as I…
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Dichotomies of Design: Group Show at ICD Brookfield Place
I first visited Chiaroscuro on a rare rainy day in Dubai. Peering out through the…
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Brighter Horizons: Manar Abu Dhabi 2023
Amid the mangroves of Abu Dhabi, a carousel rises from the water. A chair, ladder,…
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Roots of Hope and Remembrance: Michael Rakowitz at Baltic
“The story goes that King Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife,…
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