Farah Al Qasimi: Blue Desert Online

Barakat Contemporary presents Blue Desert Online, the first Korean solo exhibition by New York- and UAE-based photographer Farah Al Qasimi. The exhibition, opening June 12 - August 11, 2024, features Al Qasimi's representative body of work from the past five years (2018 - 2023), characterized by her multifaceted observation of cultural hybridity. It consists of 19 still and moving images that portray themes of reality, escapism, illusion, and anxiety as experienced in our digitalized world. Through her photography, video, and performance projects, Al Qasimi has conducted a social critique of post-colonial power structures, gender (norms), and preferences in Arab Gulf states. Fluidly navigating personal and public spaces, she has explored unspoken social norms and values instilled in places, moments, and objects.