Hashel Al Lamki

Hashel Al Lamki is a painter and multi-disciplinary artist, whose work unpacks the relationship between humankind and their habitat, the wild and constructed. Born in the shadow of the monumental Jebel Hafeet mountain in Al Ain, Al Lamki bore witness to the complex social and spatial dynamics that followed exponential development in the Gulf. Al Ain’s Bedouin culture and distinct social values, its archaeological sites and rugged terrain formed a stark contrast to the rapid industrial and architectural growth that Al Lamki observed in the neighbouring Emirates. In 2011 Al Lamki received his BFA from Parsons School of Design The New School, New York City. After seven years in New York Al Lamki went on to live between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Taos, New Mexico where he immersed himself in solution-finding for post-consumerism waste. Lamki exhibited widely in the UAE and internationally, notably at the 16th Biennale de Lyon (2022) and with Beyond Emerging Artists with Abu Dhabi Art during the Venice Biennale (2022). His solo exhibitions include “Sensu Lato” at Tabari Art Space (Dubai, 2022), “Port Authority” at Foundry Downtown (Dubai, 2021), “Pulse” at Jossa by Alserkal (Dubai, 2021), and “The Cup and The Saucer” at Warehouse421 (Abu Dhabi, 2020).