FARAH AL QASIMI​ 

Esker Foundation
January 22* – June 26
* This exhibition will open on 29 January due to shipping delays.

Spanning photography, video, and performance, Farah Al Qasimi’s work speaks to the complexities of negotiating overlapping cultures and multiple contexts simultaneously. This exhibition will bring together new and recent photographs that consider the story of her family’s migration between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the global circulation of popular culture, and the reflection of both within the idiosyncrasies of personal style and aesthetic.

Al Qasimi offers fragmented glimpses into public or private realms, often exploring the language of adornment and its relationship to identity, probing the ways in which we construct self-image through our surroundings. The resulting images reflect an ambivalence towards the transnational flows of commodity culture in the same breath as they approach the aesthetic predilections of their subjects – often young.

For information on opening hours and covid requirements, please see the venue’s website – eskerfoundation.com

Access: Location is wheelchair accessible

This exhibition is child friendly

Esker Foundation 4th floor, 1011 9th Ave SE Calgary T2G 0H7