MENArt Fair 2024 Shines a Light on the Female Gaze From the Arab World

MENART Fair 2024 in Paris brought together galleries from across the MENA region to foreground the female gaze, emphasizing the role of women artists in shaping contemporary cultural narratives around identity, memory, heritage, and social transformation. Within this context, Salmah Almansoori was presented as part of a generation of artists engaging deeply with place and lived experience. Her practice reflects on the shifting landscapes of the UAE, examining how materials, objects, and environments hold traces of personal and collective memory. Through layered processes and material exploration, her work situates itself within broader conversations around preservation, transformation, and the evolving relationship between identity and environment.