I want my art to serve a purpose and be experienced — that’s why I love murals. They enrich a space, transforming it with imagery that invites connection and reflection. When painting in places where I am not native, I try to engage local communities in co-creation, collaborating on the selection of motifs and the stories the mural will tell.
While I currently work with conventional paints for practical reasons, my ongoing aspiration is to experiment with natural pigments in mural work.
Murals
Waseet, NuweibAa
This mural was created in collaboration with the Habiba Learning Center and Helwan University in Cairo, with the goal of bringing beauty and color to a local street in Waseet, Nuweiba. Because the neighborhood is predominantly Bedouin, we worked closely with Bedouin women to select motifs that reflect their lives and creativity.
While the mural was painted by myself alongside a dedicated group of volunteers, I led the artistic concept and interpretation - from conversations with the women to the final design.
Kumkum Camp, NuweibAa
Kumkum Camp is a Bedouin-owned tourist camp on the Sinai Peninsula, near Nuweiba. The camp is unique for its protected coral reef, safeguarded from fishing by the owner and local sheikh — a rare and fragile ecosystem facing the threat of dying corals. Since the camp is also visited by Bedouin families, we wanted to make the beauty of the underwater world visible, sparking curiosity and conversation among tourists and children, and raising awareness about the reef’s protection.
Lala Land, NuweibAa
During my artist residency at Lala Land, Egypt, I had the joy of transforming the camp’s huts and public dining areas with murals. I painted the pillars of twelve huts — each with its own theme — and completed four large-scale murals that bring the spaces to life. The motifs were chosen together with the staff, celebrating the richness of Bedouin and Egyptian culture while inviting visitors to experience it visually and emotionally.
