Get ready for “Marks of Return: Between Movement and Stillness”, a solo exhibition by @_reemhm , on view from 15-23 May at 1604 Art Space.
The public programme features a performance, talk, workshop, and guided tour, expanding on the exhibition’s reflections on memory, movement, landscape, and the act of noticing.
As an extension of the exhibition, Reem will lead an artist walk in the Hajar Mountains this Fall, inviting participants to collectively slow down, observe, and reflect on themes of time, return, and place.
We are pleased to announce “Marks of Return: Between Movement and Stillness”, curated by Sarrah Bashir and Ahmad Al Bissani, opening on 15 May.
The exhibition follows Reem Hamed’s journeys between Abu Dhabi and Dibba, where routine travel unfolds into a deeper engagement with landscape, memory, and time. Dibba is approached as a living archive shaped by geological presence and layered histories.
Through walking, collecting, and observing, Hamed builds a practice rooted in attention and trace. Stone and clay sourced from site become ceramic works, alongside photography, sound, linocut prints, and sculpture.
Marks of Return invites you into a slower encounter with place and memory, where stillness is understood as continuity shaped through time.
The opening reception will include a performance by Reem Hamed, followed by a talk with Omar Darwish.
Between Movement and Stillness (2025), mixed medium
Between Movement and Stillness, centers on the emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions of transition. Through my continuous movement between Abu Dhabi and Dibba, I transform a routine journey into a reflective exploration of how motion and stillness coexist. My practice traces a recurring rhythm, the disorienting rush into stillness, the gradual surrender to it, and the inevitable pull back into motion. These transitions often appear circular returning to the same points yet they unfold like spirals. This repetition becomes a meditation on how my body, mind, and spirit adapt, resist, and transform through transitions 🌀
Exhibited at @manaratalsaadiyat from June to September 2025. Deeply grateful for the mentorship I received from @mozaalmatrooshii 🌀〰️
