Aidha Badr Egyptian , b. 1996
SELF PORTRAIT (BACK), 2025
Oil on canvas
79 cm x 62 cm
Here, the artist withholds her face entirely, presenting only the flowing mass of her hair against a stark red ground. The gesture disrupts traditional expectations of portraiture, emphasizing absence as...
Here, the artist withholds her face entirely, presenting only the flowing mass of her hair against a stark red ground. The gesture disrupts traditional expectations of portraiture, emphasizing absence as much as presence. It becomes an act of protection, of keeping something unseen, while still asserting identity through form and silhouette.