Lamya Gargash- Presence 2006-2007 / الحضور- لاميا حسين جرجاش
- PageOne Publishing, Singapore; Works on Paper; The Third Line Gallery, Dubai; 2008
- 80p; 21x32cm
Emirati artist Lamya Gargash s latest series of work, Presence, is comprised of haunting photographs of the unwanted houses or structures in the UAE that have been semi-abandoned or face demolition document the culture that developed after the oil boom nearly thirty years ago and the young generation s abandonment or estrangement from these spaces: cultural extinction, an inevitable by product of modernity. Published by PageOne on behalf of Works on Paper by The Third Line, this150 page book includes an introduction by curator.