My work is for the women who hide in silence, not to disappear, but to survive. The abaya, the hijab, the quiet prayers—these are not signs of erasure, but of resilience. Sometimes we hide to heal. Sometimes we cover to protect what is sacred. Sometimes we walk alone into the mountains of memory, like the sister in The Sound of Music, just to breathe, just to remember the girl we once were.
“Where are you, baby girl?” my work asks. “Where are you, Mama?”
It is a call to self—a plea to recover the parts of us that trauma tried to bury. Through art, I search for the innocence within me. I seek to honour her.
I am beginning to listen—emotionally, spiritually, and culturally. I no longer feel the need to explain, but instead to listen: to memory, to silence, to spirit.
What truth is whispering beneath the polished surface?
Stillness has taught me that before we can declare, we must first remember.
This online gallery provides a quiet space to reflect on those memories, to honour what was hidden, and to reconnect with the sacred. It also features a recorded conversation with a friend, where two women discuss home, identity, visibility, and the sacrifices or burdens they have silently borne. These questions, like the work itself, are not answered completely—but are held in trust, shared among sisters, and offered to those who may see parts of themselves in our stories.