Ebtisam AbdulAziz

Born and raised in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, Ebtisam is a mathematics and science graduate. She has worked as an artist since the early Nineties, when she became interested in experimenting with painting and media…

I wanted to show the mark of time, work and personal history on people’s hands, and create an archive that reflected the age and social differences of a portion of Sharjah’s population, highlighting in particular the differences between the old and the young, the healthy and the somewhat physically disabled, and people from higher social classes and the workmen who lead difficult lives and do extremely physical labour."