Do you choose your art form, or does the form choose you?

Both in big projects, but when experimenting it’s always art form choosing me

 

Where does the inspiration come from? What is your favorite media? glass, mosaic..?

From daily experiences, social and political events and how it affects me

Favorite material, you guessed it, is glass.

 

To what extent has your Egyptian background and all the restrictions influenced your art?

It played a huge part, since i see my work as a response and a way to relieve the pressure of  events around me.

 

What do you hope the viewer gets from your work?

Relate, to see a reflection of themselves in it and hopefully to be partially relieved for a at least a split second as well from this shared experience

 

How has your everyday life as an artist changed during pandemics?

I became more productive, put myselt in this little cocoon of mine and just did art.

 

How do you feel about being involved in an online residency program? How important is it to stay connected with the international art community?

Very important; as much as we want to stick to our art and do nothing more. community and art connections are how to survive as artists in general. And international art community; we need it more since we lack tun of it

 

What are your thoughts about the theme ‘artist on standby’? Tell us a bit more about your project…

I gathered keywords and visuals, this is how i start generally

Isolation, fragile, red, hollow, one, alone, restrained, discovery, Blue, nature, windy, misty, movement, slow, lost, breath.

I have two main ideas, I think I can go by. Still haven’t decided between them yet.

 

What do you want to achieve before things return to normal?

Clearer path and mind.

 

Any future plans/projects?

I go project by project :’).

As my personal plans

Establish dotsandwires more which is a small business that i co-own

Do A solo exhibition in the next couple of months

Work on my social media presence more.

Work on my content creation