Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change explores the diversity of Muslim Australian identities

THE CONVERSATION
By Christine Judith Nicholls
"Westoxicated #5" (2014) by Hoda Afshar. Archival pigment print from the series 'Under Western Eyes' 104 x 90 cm (40.94 x 35.43 in) 3 of 5
ADELAIDE, Australia---“Artworks”, wrote the philosopher Alva NoĆ«, “direct our attention to the complexity of experience, a complexity that we can easily overlook”. This is a fitting description of a new exhibition at the 2018 Adelaide Festival in which the major focus is on Islamic identities in the Australian context. "Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change," curated by Abdul-Rahman Abdulla and Nur Shkembi, is the debut exhibition of eleven, a collective of Muslim Australian contemporary art practitioners liv ing in different parts of the country. The exhibition at ACE Open (South Australia’s premier contemporary art gallery) directs our attention to the diversity and versatility of Australian Islamic experiences – and to some commonalities. [More]
Hoda Afshar, Westoxicated, from left-right, #3, #9, #5, #1, #7 (Under Western Eyes series) (2013-2014), digital prints, 105 x 92cm (each). Courtesy the artist