Eman Ali Omani-Bahraini, b. 1986
Biography
Eman Ali. Courtesy of the artists and 50GOLBORNE. Photo: Fumimaro Ayano
Her practice combines photography, text, sound, and installations. She explores the interplay between gender, religion, and socio-political ideologies in the Arab Gulf. In parallel, she is investigating contemporary Swahili culture in Kenya, examining the past and present of multiple, fluid identities in the Western Indian Ocean.
Eman Ali (b. 1986) is an Omani-Bahraini visual artist based between Bahrain, Oman, and Kenya. After graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, she received an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art in London.
The ongoing photographic project Utendi, which the artist is developing through residencies supported by 50 Golborne in the Lamu Archipelago, focuses on the expressions and interpretations of the female gender within the inherited, syncretic culture—seen in rituals, architecture, nature, and poetry—and how they are perceived by women in a rapidly changing society.
Ali’s work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris), The Middle East Institute (Washington, D.C.), and the Pinakothek der Moderne & ZIRKA (Munich). She is currently a resident at Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) in Japan, where her residency will culminate in a solo exhibition in Tokyo.
Works
Art Fairs
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1-54 Contemporary Africain Art Fairs, London 2024
Freya Bamble-Carter, Safaa Erruas, Emo de Medeiros, Eman Ali, Mbaye Babacar Diouf, Temandrota 10 - 13 Oct 2024Read more -
1-54 Contemporary Afrian Art Fair, London 2020
Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien, Eman Ali, Ranti Bam, Safaa Erruas, Larry Amponsah 7 - 9 Oct 2020Read more -
1-54 Contemporary African Art fair, NY 2020
Eman Ali, Safaa Erruas 4 - 6 May 2020Read more
Exhibitions
