Untitled
2000
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2000
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2000 by Susan Hefuna, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Susan Hefuna’s 2000 drawing plays with layers. She stacks two nearly matching views of mashrabiyas—wooden window screens used in Arab houses. The bottom layer is blurred, like a veil, while the top layer stays sharp. The screens often held pots to cool food, and her designs echo that purpose. She’s half Egyptian, half German, and splits her life between Cairo and Germany. That split shows up in how she layers the past and present in one image. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
