05/08/2026
𓍙 ⛫ 𓉱 ⾕⟟ ♖ 𓉞 𖤣𖥧𓋼⩤ DOMAIN is open tomorrow! 𓍙 ⛫ 𓉱 ⾕⟟ ♖ 𓉞 𖤣𖥧𓋼⩤
Among the show’s featured artists is Chloë Abdenour, whose work investigates the q***ring of architecture and, in doing so, resists imposed Western binaries.
Here Comes Trouble, 2026
mixed media
122 x 63 x 69 cm
The Insurrection, Series, 2026
mixed media
dimensions variable
Earlier this year I returned to Cairo for the first time as an adult, to reconnect with my fatherland. Wandering the city, I became entranced by the abundance of repaired chairs. Broken, rebuilt and endlessly adapted, they became symbols of resilience, resourcefulness and transformation; a lens through which to think about cultural identity, q***rness, class, belonging, and the ways people resist systems that dictate whose lives, bodies and cultures are considered disposable.
The installation brings together photographs of Cairo, hand-painted textiles, salvaged materials, collected objects and fragments of vintage tiles rescued from a 1930s villa in Zamalek. At its centre sits a chair assembled from found objects, a throne for an unruly archive where personal, political and cultural inheritances gather, collide and resist easy categorisation. A field recording from a crowded market immerses the audience in the city’s density, movement and collective energy, offering a momentary passage between places.
The gallery wall features my father’s handwriting of the word jihad (gihad in Egyptian Arabic): a reflection on struggle, endurance, and the complexity of language, identity and belonging beyond imposed definitions. His choice of this word speaks to a lifetime of resilience and a refusal to be confined by barriers.
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جِهَاد
Chloë Abdelnour
Open times: 12––4PM, Thu to Sun
Closing: Sunday, 16 August
Upcoming Public Programs: 15 & 16 August
🌱 Organised by Emma Cao emma, Saira Krishan Saira Krishan and Jeyne Wade Jeyne Wade
📸 Photography by Document Photography DOCUMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
