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Lamya Gargash: Isthmus

Past exhibition
23 May - 21 July 2023
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Lamya Gargash, Isthmus

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Curated by Sophie Mayuko Arni

 

Lamya Gargash’s fifth solo show at The Third Line – Isthmus –is an exhibition that celebrates the artist’s poetics of space and recounts human experiences throughout different geographies, all without the direct presence of the human figure. Photographing selections of objects, furniture pieces, window details, and wall trimmings speaks louder than the sum of these individual design decisions – each interior element embodies a human quality and expectations of audience preferences of a certain decade, socio-economic situation, and culture.

 

The exhibition debuts a new series of works as Gargash travelled from Dubai, UAE to Atami, Japan to photograph Hotel Acao Annex. In dialogue with an older body of work, we find Gargash’s pictures of the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) cruise ship, an iconic British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel that is permanently floating in Dubai.

 

The word “isthmus” is a metaphor for capturing interiors in spaces as disparate as the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi, Hotel Acao in Atami, and the QE2 in Dubai. “Isthmus” comes from a Latin word referring to a narrow strip of land between two seas, connecting two large land areas on either end. “Isthmus”is also a simile, as the exhibition connects two places that are fundamentally different yet share similar qualities. Arni invites viewers to look around the exhibition with a blank mind and guess which photograph was taken where.

 

Allegory is the third figure of speech in our toolbox. The last section of Isthmus is dedicated to the artist’s never-before-seen still-life photography that shows precious objects each symbolising a member of her immediate family. Gargash’s analogue camera, placed in between these objects, marks the artist’s presence. From finding poetry in existing curated interiors to curating her own assemblage of objects, Gargash is on a new journey.

 

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Text by Sophie Mayuko Arni

 

To read the full essay by Sophie Mayuko Arni please click here

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Works
  • Lamya Gargash Arches & Drapes, 2022 C-type Print 52.00 x 70.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Arches & Drapes, 2022
    C-type Print
    52.00 x 70.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash Old English Sheepdog, 2022 C-type Print 80.00 x 80.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Old English Sheepdog, 2022
    C-type Print
    80.00 x 80.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash The Formal Dining Chairs, 2022 C-type Print 80.00 x 80.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    The Formal Dining Chairs, 2022
    C-type Print
    80.00 x 80.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash A View, 2022 C-type Print 80.00 x 80.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    A View, 2022
    C-type Print
    80.00 x 80.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash The Globe, 2014 C-type Print 90.00 x 120.00 cm Edition of 3, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    The Globe, 2014
    C-type Print
    90.00 x 120.00 cm
    Edition of 3, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash A Meaningful Conversation, 2022 C-type Print 120.00 x 120.00 cm Edition of 3, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    A Meaningful Conversation, 2022
    C-type Print
    120.00 x 120.00 cm
    Edition of 3, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash Existence, 2022 C-type Print 70.00 x 70.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Existence, 2022
    C-type Print
    70.00 x 70.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash Reflection, 2022 C-type Print 70.00 x 70.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Reflection, 2022
    C-type Print
    70.00 x 70.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash The Costume Department, 2022 C-type Print 70.00 x 70.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    The Costume Department, 2022
    C-type Print
    70.00 x 70.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash A Trio of Chandeliers, 2022 C-type Print 70.00 x 70.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    A Trio of Chandeliers, 2022
    C-type Print
    70.00 x 70.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash Family Still Life in Old Family Home, 2023 C-type Print 80.00 x 80.00 cm Edition of 5, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Family Still Life in Old Family Home, 2023
    C-type Print
    80.00 x 80.00 cm
    Edition of 5, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash Family Still Life, 2023 C-type print 124.00 x 157.00 cm Edition of 3, 1AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Family Still Life, 2023
    C-type print
    124.00 x 157.00 cm
    Edition of 3, 1AP
  • Lamya Gargash Family Still Life (Detail I), 2023 Archival Inkjet Print 59.40 x 42.00 cm Edition of 8, 2AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Family Still Life (Detail I), 2023
    Archival Inkjet Print
    59.40 x 42.00 cm
    Edition of 8, 2AP
  • Lamya Gargash Family Still Life (Detail II), 2023 Archival Inkjet Print 59.40 x 42.00 cm Edition of 8, 2AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Family Still Life (Detail II), 2023
    Archival Inkjet Print
    59.40 x 42.00 cm
    Edition of 8, 2AP
  • Lamya Gargash Family Still Life (Detail III), 2023 Archival Inkjet Print 42.00 x 29.70 cm Edition of 8, 2AP
    Lamya Gargash
    Family Still Life (Detail III), 2023
    Archival Inkjet Print
    42.00 x 29.70 cm
    Edition of 8, 2AP
Press
  • Lamya Gargash, Arches & Drapes, 2022, C-type Print, 70 x 52 cm

    Meet Emirati Artist, Lamya Gargash

    GQ Middle East, August 3, 2023
  • Installation View, Lamya Gargash, Isthmus, The Third Line. Photo credit Daryll Borja, Seeingthings

    Lamya Gargash’s ‘Isthmus’ exhibition transcends geographical divide between UAE and Japan

    Arab News, May 25, 2023
Video

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