22 November – 24 December 2025
Opening
Saturday 22 November, 7–9 pm
Barra is pleased to inaugurate its Cairo programme with Egyptian sculptor Eman Barakat (b. 1988, Giza). The exhibition is a solo show featuring a decade of Eman Barakat’s sculptural practice from 2015 to 2025.
Barakat’s sculpture practice is driven by the expressive potential of form. Her works often begin with a geometric premise that she deconstructs and reconfigures to sustain a dialogue between constituent elements, allowing each composition to embody a psychological or spatial condition. Geometry, line, and volume are thus employed as formal vehicles in her practice to convey states of being.
Barra seeks to explore how space influences the display and reception of Barakat’s sculptural language. The exhibition is held in a partially transformed clinic, allowing her works to exist simultaneously within the contexts of a traditional gallery, domestic architecture, and a clinic environment.
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Barra is a special project of the Arab Art Review operating in Cairo. Barra is a space experimenting with exhibiting contemporary art in Egypt. Barra operates as a not-for-profit office in Switzerland under the name Barra Contemporary Association and is founded by Hana Elhaddad.
Eman Barakat (b. 1988, Giza, Egypt) is a sculptor based in Giza. She received her BA (2011) and MA (2018) in Sculpture from Cairo University, where she is currently pursuing a PhD. Her group exhibitions include the Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, Cairo Art Fair, Venice International Art Fair, and Kyiv Sculpture Symposium. She has received numerous awards, including the First Prize Adam Henin Sculpture Award (2023) and the Hassan Heshmat Award, as well as several scholarships from Egypt’s Ministry of Culture. Barakat’s major commissions include Diamond (2015) and Harmony (2020), both of which are permanently installed at the Aswan Open-Air Museum. Her works are held in public and private collections across Egypt, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
ADDRESS & OPENING HOURS
115 Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street, Al Manial Al Gharbi, Old Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Open by appointment.
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