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Anassir by Bouthayna Al Muftah

Past Exhibition

27 October 2022 - 21 January 2023

Free admission, no tickets required Hours: 9am – 7pm

1st Floor - Gallery 3

Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah’s latest show Anassir (Elements), hosted by M7 and curated by online art gallery Emergeast. The exhibition marks the second solo show for the artist in Doha.


Through large scale articulations for an immersive experience of mixed media work, Bouthayna Al Muftah’s latest solo show presents a passage through the unveil of her latest artworks series,‘Fataraat’, (Phases) and the breathtaking tapestry in collaboration with the world-renowned La Cité internationale de la Tapisserie in Aubusson supported by her work from her Residency at Fanoon – Center for Printmedia Research at VCUarts Qatar, ‘In’ekas’ (Introspection).

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Anassir (Elements) highlights the varied elements of Al Muftah’s research on memory, reflecting her native land’s social and collective fabric through her lens. Over the years, Al Muftah developed her practice across a variety of media from painting, photography, performance, and printmaking. To showcase this latest body of work, an amalgamation of Al Muftah’s multidisciplinary practice come together in her 360 profound explorations on Qatari culture and the rapid development in a short period of time.

The exhibition gathers different phases in time where the stories coalesce across space through a greater narrative, immortalizing past experiences into a contemporary setting. At first glance, elements of ambiguity and abstraction prevail across Al Muftah’s multipart show; however, upon closer inspection, the viewer is invited to intimately engage with each part of the show to create discourse around these fragmented memories on display. The exhibition is comprised of two new series by Al Muftah, Fataraat (Phases) and In'ekas (Introspection) which unveils her large-scale tapestry Yeebhom (Bring Them Back) for the first time in Doha.

Curated by

Emergeast is the MENA region’s first and leading online gallery championing emerging and mid-career Middle Eastern & North African artists while empowering the latest generation of collectors through storytelling. Through a highly curated selection of artists, the mission is to facilitate access to a platform designed for cross-cultural dialogue between art enthusiasts and collectors – both young and seasoned – with a growing number of artists from the MENA region.

By advocating innovation culture via NFTs & Web3 and making art accessible to all, Emergeast aims to break down the barriers to art collecting. With the vision of becoming the region’s chosen cultural lifestyle destination, Emergeast continues to look for innovative ways to deepen the connection between their inspiring artists and the larger art community. Emergeast’s essence lies in collaboration and elevating the collective consciousness by enhancing everyday life through art and beauty.