Reem Al-Faisal

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

Reem Al-Faisal
Untitled (From the Hajj Series) (I, II, III)
(I) signed, titled and dated 14-8-2010 twice on the reverse
(II)-(III) signed, titled, dated 14-8-2010 and numbered 2/16 twice on the reverse
Each: gelatin silver print
(I) Executed in 2001, this work is number 1 from an edition of 16 and was printed in 2010. (II)-(III) Executed in 2003, this work is number 2 from an edition of 16 and was printed in 2010.

Exhibited

Frankfurt, Fotografie Forum International, Women by Women, 2004
Groningen, Noorderlicht Photofestival, Nazar, 2004
Paris, Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Hajj, 2005
Madrid, Palace of Congress, The Colours of Saudi Arabia, 2005
Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe, Regards des photographes arabes contemporains, 2005-2006
Stuttgart, IFA Gallery, Nazar, 2006
Jeddah, King Abdul-Aziz University, Hajj and People, 2006
Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, Images from the Arab World, 2007
Marrakesh, Agora Gallery, Hajj, 2009

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, London, SOAS Brunei Gallery, Edge of Arabia, 2008, p. 105, illustrated in colour
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Hajj, Berkshire 2009, n.p., illustrated in colour
Saab Eigner, Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran, London 2010, p. 192, illustration of another example in colour

Condition

Condition: This work is in excellent condition. Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are accurate although the paper tone is slightly warmer in the original, with a creamy beige undertone.
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