Emirati artist Zeinab Alhashemi sparks reflection as concrete meets nature in her Abu Dhabi Bus Terminal artwork

Sara Alzaabi, Aletihad News Center, 30 April 2025

Aletihad News Center published Sara Alzaabi's report on 30 April 2025 on Equilibrium, a public work by the Emirati artist Zeinab Alhashemi at Abu Dhabi Bus Terminal.

The piece describes concrete meeting pockets of nature in a city of rapid urban growth, and places Equilibrium among the installations of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial, which was then concluding. This is a newspaper feature on a public commission, not a gallery exhibition, and it does not name Tabari.

Alhashemi, who lives and works in the UAE, is known for sculptures and installations that use industrial and animal materials, including later work such as The Nut and Bolt in Frieze Sculpture at Frieze Abu Dhabi 2026.

Alzaabi writes from Abu Dhabi as the biennial came to a close, and describes Equilibrium as a pause in a terminal, where planted or found nature meets hard surfaces. The work is public, daily, and made for a place people pass through.

Tabari represents Zeinab Alhashemi.