Artist Talk: Sara Sallam

Artist-in-residence Sara Sallam will present new work developed during her time at the Sainsbury Centre, offering ways into the exhibition and responding to the archaeological framing of Ancient Egypt from a contemporary perspective.

About the artist:

Sara Sallam is an Egyptian artist based in the Netherlands. She works with photography, film, and writing, often re-appropriating archival material and self-publishing books. Through her work, she reflects on growing up in Egypt, criticising the colonial attitudes embedded in tourism, archaeology, museum practices, and photographic archives that prevent Egyptians from relating to their past. Her research-based practice focuses on the retelling of history by imagining counter-narratives where narration, fiction, and temporal juxtapositions are ways to reclaim and decolonise her ancient Egyptian heritage.

Meet at gallery reception

Find out more about Sara here.