Conde Nast Traveller Middle East published Natascha Hawke's feature on 10 April 2024 on embroidery as a medium of self expression across the region, from Hazara dress panels to cross stitch on wedding dresses in Palestine, Syria, Jordan and the Sinai.
A section is given to the British Lebanese artist Aya Haidar, who describes embroidery as her way of expressing herself, her needle and threads standing in for ink and paper. The piece records that her solo exhibition Battlegrounds debuted at Tabari in DIFC in February. It is distinct from the Worshipful interview and the MOJEH craft feature already on the News page.
Battlegrounds ran at Tabari from 23 February to 18 April 2024.
Hawke places Haidar in a wider field of makers who have taken embroidery out of costume and into contemporary work. Battlegrounds opened at the gallery in February 2024 and ran through mid April.
Tabari represents Aya Haidar.
