I make artwork about Arab women lives and choices. I explore religious and social taboos seeking to reconstruct a positive self-image as an Arab woman. My work is an expression of my continuous bridging of values, ideas and way of living between the Arab culture and the American culture. I use images of the women in my life and involve them in dialogues with my audience. Qur’an is the inspiration and the focus of my work. I use it in different ways. It can be an object, a metaphor, a sound track or a painted calligraphy. Being born and raised up in Saudi Arabia I was immersed in Islamic aesthetics. Arabic calligraphy, women’s garments and cosmetics henna hand paintings and Arabian mud houses are amongst the many traditions that inform my art.
