
Aidha Badr Egyptian , b. 1996
WHAT I WANTED WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE, 2025
Oil on canvas
140 cm x 160 cm
A self-portrait rests among horses, a toy horse held close, playful and innocent, two larger horses leaning into each other in quiet embrace, their presence both protective and insistent. The...
A self-portrait rests among horses, a toy horse held close, playful and innocent, two larger horses leaning into each other in quiet embrace, their presence both protective and insistent. The painting holds the tension between innocence and transformation, between the self that lingers and the one already moving forward. It speaks to longing, to the pull of what is not yet here, and to the quiet weight of becoming.
Exhibitions
"I'm Never Coming Back", Firetti Contemporary, Dubai, UAE23
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