Boushra Almatawakel Mother, Daughter, Doll, 2010 (9 works)

Boushra Almatawakel
b. 1969
Mother, Daughter, Doll, 2010 (9 works)

9 chromogenic prints, matted and framed
image : 40 x 60 cm ; 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.
sheet : 76 x 51 cm ; 29 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.
Executed in 2010.

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Boushra Almatawakel
n. 1969
Mother, Daughter, Doll, 2010 (9 works)

9 tirages chromogéniques montés sous passe-partout et encadrés
image : 40 x 60 cm ; 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.
sheet : 76 x 51 cm ; 29 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.
Exécuté en 2010.

Condition Report:
i: This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition. The print is taped at the edges on the matting.
ii: This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition. The prints are taped at the edges on the matting.
iii: This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition
iv: the sheet is slightly undulating on the mounting. The print is taped at the edges on the matting. This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition.
v: There are minor handling marks in the middle and lower left quadrant. The print is taped at the edges on the matting.
vi: This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition. The prints is taped at the edges on the matting
vii: This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition. The print is taped at the edges on the matting.
viii: This chromogenic print is in overall excellent condition. The print is taped at the edges on the matting.
ix: There are minor handling marks in the middle and lower right quadrant.

Catalogue Note:
Born in Sana’a, Yemen, in 1969, Boushra Yahya Almutawakel studied in the US and Yemen, obtaining a BS in International Business at the American University in Washington, D.C. Boushra expanded her interest in photography while working as a photojournalist on the university newspaper, yearbook, and as a photo lab assistant at the School of Communications. On her return to Yemen in 1994, she worked mainly as an educational adviser but continued developing her photographic work, participating in many group exhibitions.

“I first started the series on the hijab/veil while attending photography school, where I attended a lecture by the Egyptian feminist writer Nawal Elsadawi. At that lecture she said that she felt that women who wore the hijab/veil or nigab were the same as women who wore makeup in the sense that they all hid their true identities. I thought that was a fascinating perspective, and so decided to interpret this photographically. I wasn’t planning on creating a body of work on the topic.”

“The artist is exploring the veil’s many faces in an ongoing photographic series – Mother, Daughter And Doll, shows Almutawakel and her eldest daughter, Shaden Yaqoub, in increasingly covered-up dress” The Guardian, 17 May 2013, Pictures of the week

Prints from this series have been acquired by the British Museum in London, The Museum of Fine Arts of Boston, the Barjeel Foundation in Dubai, as well as by other private collectors.

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Née à Sana'a, au Yémen, en 1969, Boushra Yahya Almutawakel a étudié aux États-Unis et au Yémen, obtenant une licence en commerce international à l'American University de Washington, D.C. Boushra a développé son intérêt pour la photographie en travaillant comme photojournaliste pour le journal de l'université, et comme assistante de laboratoire photo à l'école de communication. À son retour au Yémen en 1994, elle travaille principalement comme conseillère pédagogique, mais continue à développer son travail photographique, participant à de nombreuses expositions collectives.

"J'ai commencé la série sur le hijab/voile à l'école de photographie, où j'ai assisté à une conférence de l'écrivaine féministe égyptienne Nawal Elsadawi. Lors de cette conférence, elle a déclaré qu'elle pensait que les femmes qui portaient le hijab/voile ou le nigab étaient les mêmes que les femmes qui se maquillaient, en ce sens qu'elles cachaient toutes leur véritable identité. J'ai trouvé cette perspective fascinante et j'ai décidé d'en faire une interprétation photographique. Je n'avais pas l'intention de créer un corpus d'œuvres sur ce sujet".

"L'artiste explore les nombreux visages du voile dans une série photographique en cours - Mother, Daughter And Doll, montre Almutawakel et sa fille aînée, Shaden Yaqoub, dans des robes de plus en plus couvertes" The Guardian, 17 mai 2013, Pictures of the week.

Des tirages de cette série ont été acquis par le British Museum de Londres, le Museum of Fine Arts de Boston, la Fondation Barjeel à Dubaï, ainsi que par d'autres collectionneurs privés.

Provenance:
The Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai

Private Collection, Paris

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Galerie The Empty Quarter, Dubai

Collection Particulière, Paris