Ceramics, wire and sound, 2025​ Sound editing and music in collaboration with Reza Filsoofi This work represents a new iteration of The Inh(a/i)bited Space (2018), shaped by an expanded sonic focus on the American South. Handmade ceramic vessels hold fragments of sound gathered across southern states, becoming containers of resonance and trace. Here, the solidity […]

At the recent NCECA 2023 conference in Ohio, I recited the names of over 500 protestors and civilians who were killed during the recent uprising in Iran. I memorized their names, using my body as a cradle of remembrance to keep their spirits alive. However, as my body is fragile and ephemeral, I found solace […]

I draw inspiration from Islamic art and indigenous rituals for this artwork. I bite into plates I created from clay sourced across the US. Biting deep into the plates is a tactile approach to establishing my identity as a Middle Eastern woman. With this act, I unearth the buried histories to transcend colonial narratives within […]

After receiving my citizenship in 2015, sound became a celebration of freedom of movement. However, the 2018 Muslim travel ban replaced my exuberance with anxiety. I began collecting soil to capture a place’s essence beyond its ephemerality. Each ceramic vessel in the installation is made of clay from a different state, and the sound of […]