Mariam AlNoaimi
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Mariam AlNoaimi’s art explores the interplay between individuals and their environments, focusing on how they mutually influence one another. She employs various mediums, including installations, video art, photography, collages, and participatory projects to delve into themes such as cartography, cognitive mapping, the built and natural environment, identity, memory, and storytelling.
In Shifting Waters, AlNoaimi uses water as a medium to explore the intersection of politics and poetics, delving into the poetic and tragic
narratives that emerge in the presence and absence of water. It provides a framework for contemplating the relationships between water, geography, social experiences, climate change, and urbanism, especially in the context of urban and social transformations following the discovery of oil. The artwork combines photo collages and video to serve as a metaphor for the Epic of Gilgamesh, symbolizing both past and imagined realities. The inclusion of palm leaves in the artworks recalls their traditional use in celebrations and boundary declarations within specific lands while the photo collages depict the AlSafahiya water spring at Nabih Saleh Island in eastern Bahrain.
AlNoaimi holds a master’s degree in urban design, which she obtained as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Colorado, Denver in 2017. Her art has been featured in the Bahrain Fine Art Annual Exhibition since 2014, where she received the Al-Dana Prize in 2021 and 2022. Her work has been exhibited widely within Bahrain, and she has also showcased internationally. AlNoami is a recipient of Residency Unlimited (2019), Al-Balad Residency (2021), and Art Kitchen’s residency at Alriwaq (2023).
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Mariam AlNoaimi’s art explores the interplay between individuals and their environments, focusing on how they mutually influence one another. She employs various mediums, including installations, video art, photography, collages, and participatory projects to delve into themes such as cartography, cognitive mapping, the built and natural environment, identity, memory, and storytelling.
In Shifting Waters, AlNoaimi uses water as a medium to explore the intersection of politics and poetics, delving into the poetic and tragic narratives that emerge in the presence and absence of water. It provides a framework for contemplating the relationships between water, geography, social experiences, climate change, and urbanism, especially in the context of urban and social transformations following the discovery of oil. The artwork combines photo collages and video to serve as a metaphor for the Epic of Gilgamesh, symbolizing both past and imagined realities. The inclusion of palm leaves in the artworks recalls their traditional use in celebrations and boundary declarations within specific lands while the photo collages depict the AlSafahiya water spring at Nabih Saleh Island in eastern Bahrain.
AlNoaimi holds a master’s degree in urban design, which she obtained as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Colorado, Denver in 2017. Her art has been featured in the Bahrain Fine Art Annual Exhibition since 2014,
where she received the Al-Dana Prize in 2021 and 2022. Her work has been exhibited widely within Bahrain, and she has also showcased internationally. AlNoami is a recipient of Residency Unlimited (2019), Al-Balad Residency (2021) and Art Kitchen’s residency at Alriwaq (2023).