Sevil Dolmaci Dubai has organised From Fragments to Coherence, a collective exhibition curated by İpek Ulusoy Akgül. Bringing together 13 creatives, it explores how fragmented elements (material, conceptual, or geographical) can be reassembled into coherent and emotionally resonant forms. On display until 15 July 2025, the exhibition delves into themes of memory, trauma, reconstruction, identity, and collective experience.
The notable works on view include Arabesques by Italian-Lebanese artist and writer Cristiana de Marchi: six illuminated lightboxes that reimagine national borders as decorative patterns, layered with questions of identity and political demarcation. Turkish sculptor Ebru Döşekçi contributes Possible, several interactive kinetic sculptures produced using reclaimed materials. These artworks invite viewers to engage physically and conceptually with transformation and play.
In her Ana‑Dolu and Mommy series, Turkish-American artist Deniz Özuygur critiques gender roles and domestic narratives. The Mommy works, composed from fuse beads, are inspired by real questions posed by her children, offering a humorous yet poignant commentary on motherhood, language, and cultural absurdities.
Themes of loss and restoration emerge in Turkish artist Sinem Sezgin Bozkurt’s Rainbow Maker series, textile-based quilts that reflect on displacement, mourning, and memory from a feminine perspective. Similarly, Afghan-Canadian artist Hangama Amiri presents evocative fabric art pieces that weave together stories of migration and collective memory. Emirati artist Sara Al Haddad contributes can’t you see how I feel, a large-scale knitted installation that explores emotional vulnerability and the process of healing.
Turkish artist Kıymet Dastan exhibits Oblivion Stone Series 2, in which she turns obsolete optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and archival-grade gold/silver discs) into sculptural forms resembling geological fragments. Heated and reshaped into pseudo-stones, these objects serve as poetic metaphors for the fragility of memory and the erasure of cultural histories, inspired by the archaeological terrain of Beirut.
The exhibition also features works by Lebanese artist Hala Schoukair, interdisciplinary artist Sage Lewis, Turkish artist Onur Hastürk, Lebanese artist Hiba Kalache, German artist Sabine Boehl, and Turkish-German artist Nevin Aladağ, each contributing to the show’s central inquiry: how can fragments be reimagined into meaningful wholes?
To get more information about From Fragments to Coherence, please go to the official web page of the exhibition.
In addition, you might be interested in viewing Library Circles: Samar Halloum, an ongoing research-based exhibition at Jameel Library.
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