'Exhibition design for a solo show at the Serpentine Gallery of Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, whose work intertwines earthly and spiritual understandings of our connection with the natural world.'
IDK provided exhibition design for a major survey of pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag at the Serpentine Gallery. The exhibition included large-scale oil paintings, works on paper, and painted calabashes, screens and leather drums alongside displays of Ishag’s graphic design practice, personal archive material and new works. Building on recent solo exhibitions organised by the Sharjah Art Foundation (2016), this was the most comprehensive exhibition of Ishag’s work in London, a city that holds important connections for the artist. IDK worked with the curatorial team to build a digital 3D model of the gallery, sizing all of the artworks to allow the network of curators in London and Sudan to remotely collaborate on the final hangs and arrangement of the artworks. Showcases and plinths were sized and laid out to ensure that the sculpture and supporting ephemera in the show were properly housed within the galleries.
Project: State of Oneness
Location: London, Serpentine Gallery
Year: 2022
Type: Museum & Culture
Photography: Serpentine Gallery