Vogue Arabia published Leen Al Saadi's feature on 22 October 2026, after Boucheron honoured the Emirati artist Maitha Abdalla at MENART Fair 2026 in Paris with the inaugural Coup de Coeur Boucheron prize.The conversation centres on Hug My Land, the bronze sculpture she presented at the fair, and on what home means to her. It is a fuller interview than the later prize report, and it does not name the gallery. Abdalla discusses the crouched figure, the idea of holding a place close, and the personal and folkloric strands that run through her sculpture, painting, film and performance.MENART 2026 ran in Paris in late October under the theme Where is Home? Abdalla has also shown at the Venice Biennale and Sharjah Biennial 15.Al Saadi lets Abdalla speak at length about the crouched bronze, about holding a place against the chest, and about how folklore and family memory enter the sculpture. The honour was announced during the Paris fair.Tabari represents Maitha Abdalla.
