You are not under attack, my love. And that is a good thing.“There are real people under attack. Why are you talking about my body?” Because you are real. Because it matters. Because pain is not one…Nov 3, 2023Nov 3, 2023
How to not suck as a Creative Agency/Institution in 2023This is written for the Gulf, but I’m sure you’ll find something in it if you live elsewhere.Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Structural Issues & Responsibility in the UAE’s Art SceneI’m writing this because I can no longer avoid writing it. I’ve seen the discourse in the UAE veer so far away from productive ground, and…Feb 21, 20221Feb 21, 20221
I fucking hate rides. Stop trying to convince me otherwise.TW: Mentions and deals with sexual trauma.Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
UAE Neighborhoods, Fetishization, & Gendered Middle Class MemoriesI’ve been thinking about the distinction between valuing and advocating for lower and middle class residents and fetishizing their spaces…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
“What does it do?”Dubai-born artist Shazia Salam’s latest work-in-progress uses a machine, palm fronds, and Ayurvedic back oil, to meditate on labor…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
Labor.Noun: expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory. Verb: to exert one’s powers of body or mind…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
It’s Not Female Competition; It’s Self-AbuseOriginally posted on http://thechicksandbalances.com/Dec 19, 2017Dec 19, 2017