29/03/2026
Ibrahim Khatab’s self-developed compositional technique of chemically-treated multimedia layering accentuates a myriad of aesthetic qualities that synergize to establish the finely-tuned visual archetype he is so beloved for, establishing a unique aesthetic of visual sedimentation, layering pigments like silt to create a “geology of the canvas.”
His latest collection ‘The Inner Nile’ thus denotes a visual exploration of the Egyptian landscape as a psychological and evolutionary construct. In this body of work, the Nile is no longer just a life-giving geographical artery, but a fluid state of consciousness that courses through the veins of the collective conscience and memory.
By dissolving the boundaries between biological beings and the terrain, the exhibition proposes that we do not merely live beside the river or because of it, but that the river, with its ancient mud and timeless waters, flows eternally within us.
‘The Inner Nile’ by Ibrahim Khatab opens April 1st.
🔗 Visit our website to discover the collection (link in bio).
📍Exclusively at Safarkhan Art Gallery (address in bio).
🖼️ Ibrahim Khatab, ‘Firdous,’ 2025, mixed media on wood, 150 x 150cm, signed & dated.