Sara Al Haddad
Lives and works in Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Artist statement
with vulnerability, Sara Al Haddad abstractly depicts private emotions through a practice that seeks self- acceptance by dealing with emotions, fears, doubts, and insecurities. translating emotional states into artworks, she re-navigates those feelings to produce objects that are delicate and change according to each new space they occupy. the pieces, often inspired by different cultural social interactions or abruptly ended relationships, transform raw emotion into memories infused with clarity and resolution. the niched objects provides a sense of closure, as the malleability and flexibility of working with materials mirrors and bolsters Al Haddad’s emotional process. carving out a space of solace and comfort, she creates a repository, a home, for her feelings. that space, rather than some specific place, becomes her home.
Artwork
- i am trying, 2018. crocheted yarn
- remembering(s) (x), 2018. watercolour on paper
- remembering(s) (xx)15 x 15 cm, 2018. watercolour on paper
- forgetting (I), 2018. screen print on paper
- love conversations pt. 4. baltimore/dubai/manama, 2016. embroidery thread, stones
- for self destruction, 2014. concrete, nails and embroidery thread
- for self destruction, 2014. concrete and embroidery thread
- self portrait, 2011. yarn, pins and cotton