Navigating Iridescence
Exhibition title
Medium: sound and visual installation and text
Materials: Hand-stitched appliqué, text on wall, audio work
In 2024 Cooking sunshine duo Lamis Haggag and Mina Nasr were part of the Lapa Artist in residence program, a collaborative and communal space, based in Brixton Johannesburg.
The exhibition titled “Navigating Iridescence” narrated imaginative stories about the sacred ibis’ role in ancient mythology as the protector of agriculture and its connection to food. The sacred Ibis however disappeared from Egypt in the mid 19th century. Unaware of the reason behind its disappearance, the artists are set on a search for the obliterated species,while relating to the Hadada Ibis, a current common occurrence in the Johannesburg cityscape. Hadada in South African culture is seen as a sign of approaching rain and a horn of death. The word Hadada itself is similar to the Arabic word Hedad ( حداد†) which translates to ‘mourning’. Between the Hadada and the Sacred Ibis, the artists are weaving in different characteristics of both birds, their cultural and mythological relevance with their connection to food and agriculture
Materials: Hand-stitched appliqué, text on wall, audio work
In 2024 Cooking sunshine duo Lamis Haggag and Mina Nasr were part of the Lapa Artist in residence program, a collaborative and communal space, based in Brixton Johannesburg.
The exhibition titled “Navigating Iridescence” narrated imaginative stories about the sacred ibis’ role in ancient mythology as the protector of agriculture and its connection to food. The sacred Ibis however disappeared from Egypt in the mid 19th century. Unaware of the reason behind its disappearance, the artists are set on a search for the obliterated species,while relating to the Hadada Ibis, a current common occurrence in the Johannesburg cityscape. Hadada in South African culture is seen as a sign of approaching rain and a horn of death. The word Hadada itself is similar to the Arabic word Hedad ( حداد†) which translates to ‘mourning’. Between the Hadada and the Sacred Ibis, the artists are weaving in different characteristics of both birds, their cultural and mythological relevance with their connection to food and agriculture
Text by Lamis Haggag and drawing by Mina Nasr