by Maryam Jamal,

"This series celebrates hair and the variety of creative techniques applied to its texture."

by Hajer AKA Eclectic Yemeni

"The past is cruel; the future is pivotal. But for me, my struggles are the inception and conclusion of my existence. They are growth..."

by Sara Khan,

"I study the repulsive and beautiful found in ordinary spaces and situations, and question the normalcy of the seemingly mundane matters in life."

by Knar Hovakimyan,

"Time flows in cycles for her. And cycles within cycles. The yearly visit to the grave was always a reminder of a reset; she was back at a road already littered with her own footsteps."

by Sandra Esmeralda De Anda

"I insert
quarters like small metal balonies..."

by Hamza Bilbeisi,

"The entire sky went grey, like a reflection of the displeased sea. The water barely eased itself onto me, it was a rushed nightmare."

by Nayla Al-Khalifa,

"We disrupted the ecosystem
For progress."

by Shaikha Khalifa

"I do not know the nature I inhabit. I do not know the types of moths that visit my living room at night through my garden.

by Dina Albogammi,

"I am a middle child. I am a sister, my siblings best friend, and their secret keeper. I have a different relationship with each one of them, and the paintings represent who they are."

by Farrah Fray,

"Gaddafi was captured mid siesta,
he tried to escape in a Peugeot truck the colour of the sky"

by Shawk Alani

"The blue sky blew up with American aerial bombardment to celebrate my birthday on the night of the 17th of January 1991."

by Wafaa Abu Saadah,

"Bn3eed Nafsana recalls the old, unlearned lessons from history to emphasize the necessity of, first, pausing and recognizing those lessons and, second, to change our approach in order to get new outcomes."

by Shady Shebak,

"The spirit of Nasr was hovering over Egypt. It had been for some time, but it was getting ready to make its move. It was 1882 when the spirit of Nasr showed itself. Its been 20, 20, 20, 10, and 1 since the last time it made its move."

by Nadeen Shaker,

"In today’s Egypt, as thousands languish in prison, public gatherings of ten people or more can be shut down as illegal protests, and the government is pursuing a stricter security policy, we can indeed recognize the legacies the British have left behind."

by Arpi Atabekyan

"And that is what a truly good feminist writing stands for and reminds of—that we are all together in our victories and failures, in our struggles and despair."

As part of London Arts Canteen’s Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival 2018, Perpetual Movement is an exhibition of female MENA artists opening 1st of March.