Balancing Act

Show Curation and Installation, 2018

Context

Mason Gross Co-Curate Shows and Muslim Feminists for the Arts collaboration
Rutgers University
July-August 2018: concept development
September: Installation and display
October: Deinstall

Concept

The exhibition Balancing Act addresses balance in tradition and practice as well as moral and ethical subjects for Muslims, specifically Muslim women.
The Balance refers to ability to measure and calculate between doing what is right or wrong, which is a way in which we establish justice, harmony, and beauty in the world. It shows our perspective and our ideas, which is a unique and continuous balancing act both individually and collectively.

Contribution

Curation concept, installation, deinstallation

My piece, "Home," is a rug display exploring the balance between congregational prayer (represented by the rugs on the floor), individual spirituality (represented by the individual Quran), and social gatherings (represented by the tea table).

Photos from the Reception