Aidha Badr Egyptian , b. 1996
I AM NOT THE SAME AND IM NEVER COMING BACK, 2025
Oil on canvas
143 cm x 106 cm
A fully formed horse rises above a smaller toy horse, embodying the tension between past identity and transformation. The toy horse carries fragility, playfulness, and innocence, while the fully formed...
A fully formed horse rises above a smaller toy horse, embodying the tension between past identity and transformation. The toy horse carries fragility, playfulness, and innocence, while the fully formed horse holds resilience, grace, and the courage to move forward.
Between the two figures is the space of transformation, a place where tenderness and strength overlap, where the past is acknowledged but no longer held onto. The work is both a farewell and a threshold.
Between the two figures is the space of transformation, a place where tenderness and strength overlap, where the past is acknowledged but no longer held onto. The work is both a farewell and a threshold.