Menart Fair Paris, 20-22 September 2024

ZAAT presents the installation “SHUHUD”

Cynthia Zahar’s work is based on the search of identity, memory and displacement, in her personal journey and in a broader sense. One of her main subjects is what is called “Shuhud” in Arabic, meaning “Witnesses”, which is expressed through a family or assembly of objects, materials, pictures and photography. They are witnesses of the changes in time and the inevitable erosion and constant movement around us. The elements like carpets, suitcases, books, papers and pictures are very much what helps the artist keep in touch with her past, deal with the present and construct her future. “They have their own journey to count, while following their owners for life or getting lost on their way, just like us”