Filwa Nazer

The body is not a fixed form. It is something we carry, reshape, and return to. Through repetition, structure, and quiet material gestures, Filwa Nazer @fillimore explores the body as a site of memory, sensation, and spatial awareness. Her practice moves between the intimate and the spatial, where form becomes a language for what cannot always be articulated. In The Housed Body, the idea of “home” expands beyond the physical, becoming a psychological and emotional terrain—a space we inhabit, reconstruct, and remember. This is not work that seeks immediacy. It asks for stillness, attention, and presence. Read more via the link in our bio. الجسد ليس شكلاً ثابتًا، بل مساحة نحملها ونعيد تشكيلها ونعود إليها. من خلال التكرار والبنية والإيماءات المادية الهادئة، تستكشف فيلوا نازر @fillimore الجسد كحامل للذاكرة والإحساس والعلاقة بالمكان. تتنقل ممارستها بين الحميمي والمكاني، حيث يصبح الشكل لغة لما لا يمكن التعبير عنه دائمًا. في The Housed Body، يتجاوز مفهوم “المنزل” حدوده المادية ليصبح مساحة نفسية وعاطفية—نعيشها، ونعيد بناءها، ونستحضرها. هذا عمل لا يسعى للسرعة، بل يدعو إلى التأمل والانتباه والحضور. اقرأ المزيد عبر الرابط في البايو. #GemsOfArabia #FilwaNazer #SaudiArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtOfTheRegion CulturalEdit TheHousedBody SaudiRenaissance

ON VIEW | Filwa Nazer : The Housed Body Don’t miss the final week to discover Filwa Nazer’s new body of work in London — on view through 6 November 2025. This exhibition continues her exploration of transition, alienation, and the body in space. Through embroidered textiles, sculptural forms, and suspended fabric works, Nazer examines the shifting relationship between the body and the spaces, sartorial or architectural. 📍5 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE 2nd floor Tuesday–Friday: 12–6 PM | Saturday: 12–4 PM Closed Sunday & Monday.

ARTWORK FOCUS | Filwa Nazer : The Housed Body Shifting Patterns, 2025 Cotton thread on spongiprene fabric (poly jersey + Nylon core), green polyethylene netting, Nylon Tulle Untitled 1: 172h x 151w cm Untitled 2: 173h x 165w cm Untitled 3: 114.5h x 49.5w cm “Shifting Patterns is part of Filwa Nazer’s latest exhibition The Housed Body, where she moves between diagrammed surfaces and three-dimensional forms. The work shifts between the visuals of representation and the viscerality of corporality, drawing viewers further into these unsettled negotiations. In this work, Nazer expands her practice further into embodied space. Suspended from the ceiling, these forms may echo some of her previous sculptural installations; however, they mark a distinctly more uncanny feeling. These suspended pieces twirl and stretch, their combinations of materials suggesting both comfort and protection while straddling disfigurement.   Compositionally, the piece is constructed from pink padded fabric supported by green polyethylene netting. This material pairing gives the work its movement and for: the green netting, commonly used on construction sites, offers both structural support and symbolic meaning. For Nazer, it signifies protection, transition, and the unfinished. It is a language of something in flux, under construction, and in process.“ Excerpt of text written by Racha Khemiri On view through 6 November 2025. 📍5 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE 2nd floor Tuesday–Friday, 12–6 PM Saturday, 12–4 PM Closed Sunday & Monday.

Step inside The Housed Body, Saudi artist Filwa Nazer’s (@fillimore ) arresting London exhibition exploring the delicate tension between body and space, belonging and estrangement. On view at @thelavery , 5 Cromwell Place, until November 6. في معرض "الفضاءات المتجسدة" في لندن، تقدّم الفنانة السعودية فِلوة ناظر رحلة حسّية تستكشف العلاقة الدقيقة بين الجسد والمكان والانتماء، بين الحميمية والغربة. يُعرض في The Lavery حتى ٦ نوفمبر.

Inspired by ancient Bedouin beliefs that spirits live within the desert, the Artist Filwa Nazer transforms myth into form through her installation Preserving Shadows. The Artwork — shaped like a black serpent made of layered steel mesh — reflects fear, transformation, and the unknown. As visitors walk through its narrow path, they move from darkness into light, symbolizing renewal and rebirth. A powerful reflection on how nature, myth, and emotion intertwine in the vast silence of AlUla’s desert. استلهامًا من معتقدات البدو القديمة بأن الأرواح تسكن الصحراء، تحوّل المصممة فِلوى ناظر الأسطورة إلى شكل فني في عملها Preserving Shadows. التركيب على شكل أفعى سوداء من طبقات الشبك الفولاذي يجسّد الخوف والتحوّل والمجهول .رحلة الزائر عبر المسار المظلم نحو الضوء ترمز إلى التجدد والانبعاث .تأمل في الصحراء حيث تلتقي الطبيعة بالأسطورة والمشاعر @constantart__ @constantineksa @fillimore “Preserving Shadows” DesertX AlUla 2024 Photos by: @lance.gerber #desertx #DXALULA24 #dx2024

ON VIEW I Filwa Nazer: The Housed Body "Here, both clothing and architecture are rendered in their blueprinted forms and annotated in her visual language of motifs, materials, and colours. Sewing patterns and floorplans, shapes often taken directly from clothes that no longer fit and homes once inhabited or spaces being planned for, are abstracted into lines and layered geometric forms, then transmuted through different textures, colours, and thread onto Nazer’s chosen medium. These forms intersect, rotate, and press uneasily against one another, revealing the discomfort of fitting in, growing out of, and of navigating changing spaces, roles, and bodies. " Excerpt of text written by Rotana Shaker On view through 6 November 2025 📍5 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE 2nd floor Opening hours: Tuesday–Friday, 12–6 PM Saturday, 12–4 PM Closed Sunday & Monday.

Awkward yet familiar—Artist @Fillimore describes a piece that mirrors the body as a container of emotion, exploring transitions between spaces. From early textiles to her In Between project at Sharjah Art Foundation, her journey reflects ambiguity, growth, and discovery. The Misk Art Library Podcast is a six-episode series that explores 12 pioneering Saudi and Arab artists through their books in The Art Library series by @MiskArtInst and Rizzoli. Comment with "Misk Art Library link" to receive a link to the full episode!

In this episode of The Misk Art Library Podcast series, we sit down with Saudi artist Filwa Nazer (@fillimore ), whose textile-based works are featured in the Misk Art Library series, and art advisor @myrnaayad , who speaks about the legacy of the late Jordanian sculptor #MonaSaudi. We discuss Nazer’s early inspirations and her interdisciplinary approach, as well as Mona Saudi’s deep connection to stone, her resilience as an artist, and the themes of motherhood and politics that shaped her practice. The conversation reflects on the importance of documenting artistic legacies and the shared responsibility of sustaining them. Comment with "Misk Art Library link" to receive a link to the full episode!

𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗦 | Filwa Nazer : The Housed Body This new exhibition by Saudi artist Filwa Nazer brings together textile and sculptural works that explore the shifting relationship between the body and the spaces it inhabits. During Frieze London week (@friezeofficial ), be sure to visit The Housed Body — on view at Selma Feriani Gallery, London through 6 November. 📍5 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE 2nd floor Opening hours: Tuesday–Friday, 12–6 PM Saturday, 12–4 PM Closed Sunday & Monday.

ON VIEW I Filwa Nazer: The Housed Body OPENING Friday 10th October 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 from 6PM-8PM at @thelavery , Wing Gallery, 5 Cromwell Place, London 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 Born 1972. Swansea, United Kingdom Lives and works Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Filwa participated in several exhibitions including Asia Pacific Triennial, Brisbane Australia (2024), State of Fashion Biennale, Holland (2024), DESERT X, Al Ula (2024), Perceptible Rhythms, Alternative temporalities at Middle east Institute Washington (2022), La Biennale de Lyon, France (2022), Diriyahciplinary visual artist employs textiles, collages, digital prints, and installations as mediums to delve into the ever-evolving boundaries between public and private spaces. Drawing on her experience in the fashion industry, she crafts textile sculptures and geometric embroideries that evoke deconstructed clothing patterns and architectural drawings. Her works are featured in prominent public collections, including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, UAE; Saudi Ministry of Culture, Riyadh; the Al-Mansouria Foundation, Jeddah; the Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; and the Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam as well as numerous private collections worldwide. Filwa participated in several exhibitions including Asia Pacific Triennial, Brisbane Australia (2024), State of Fashion Biennale, Holland (2024), DESERT X, Al Ula (2024), Perceptible Rhythms, Alternative temporalities at Middle east Institute Washington (2022), La Biennale de Lyon, France (2022), Diriyah Biennale (2021), Saudi Modern, Jeddah (2021). On view through 6 November 2025.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION | Filwa Nazer — THE HOUSED BODY OPENING FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2025 AT 6PM @thelavery , Wing Gallery 5 Cromwell Place, London In The Housed Body, Filwa Nazer presents a new body of work that extends her ongoing inquiry into transition, alienation, and the body in space. At the core of this exhibition is a personally significant stage of transition in the artist’s life. Through embroidered and stitched fabric, sculptural textiles, and suspended forms, Nazer navigates the ever-shifting relationship between the body and the spaces that attempt to contain it, both sartorial and architectural. Whether hung flat against a wall or twisting in space, these works stage encounters of tension, awkwardness, and at times, estrangement. Here, both clothing and architecture are rendered in their blueprinted forms and annotated in her visual language of motifs, materials, and colours. Sewing patterns and floorplans, shapes often taken directly from clothes that no longer fit and homes once inhabited or spaces being planned for, are abstracted into lines and layered geometric forms, then transmuted through different textures, colours, and thread onto Nazer’s chosen medium. These forms intersect, rotate, and press uneasily against one another, revealing the discomfort of fitting in, growing out of, and of navigating changing spaces, roles, and bodies. Excerpt of text written by Rotana Shaker On view through 6 November 2025.

Join us as Abigail Bernal, Associate Curator of Asian Art, QAGOMA, introduces us to an extraordinary installation by Triennial artist Filwar Nazer. 'Five Women' 2021 embodies the tension between private and public identities, capturing a moment of transition in Saudi Arabian society through the sculptural arrangement of materials. Nazer, who studied fashion and design, applies the conceptual and technical skills of patterning – and the complementary processes of creation and deconstruction – to reflect the diverse stories of the five women. A must-see. Experience this stunning work on display now at the Triennial – free entry. #TriennialQAGOMA @fillimore