Nadia Refaei
 ناديا الرفاعي


  1. Sabaar and Other Counter Archives
  2. A Whisper Echoes Loudest
  3. olive branch (curator)
  4. Thomas’ Garden (co-curator)
  5. Dawit Dersolign (co-curator)
  6. a garden for the things you love
  7. New Energy
  8. Roots
  9. Leading Letters
  10. Rehearsing the Future
  11. Making Ground (curator)
  12. Make Kabsah With Me
  13. 1998-2011 / ١٩٩٨-٢٠١١
  14. Both sides of either wall (co-curator)
  15. In Visible Woman
  16. Plastic Women

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Roots


Maissa Alameddine, Mika Benesh, Jannawi Dance Clan, Edwina Green, NC Qin, Nadia Refaei, Monica Rudhar and Talia Smith

Curated by Brenton Alexander Smith, Amy Toma and Talitha Hanna

Pari Ari

10 April – 22 May 2022



The unseen ties that bind, roots are complex networks that provide sustenance, foster connection, and encourage resilience. A group of trees may be perceived as separate beings, but beyond the visible is a system of interrelatedness. Tenacious and steadying, roots provide a staunch foundation allowing one to weather the storm.

The artists in Roots contemplate ritual and reclamation. Ritualistic artmaking practices act as a way of grounding oneself and connecting with lineage and identity.
 Knowledges and values thought to be lost, forgotten or submerged beneath the surface are brought to light. Imbued with memory, emotion, nostalgia and care, the works in Roots act as a testament to survival and the strength we draw from community.

–exhibition text

Make kabsah with me, 2020, single channel video and spices. Installation view, Roots, 2022, Pari Ari. Images: Sarah Kukathas