About Contemporary Lab
Contemporary Lab is a Consultant Agency which represents Artists from the Middle East and Arab regions.
Founded in the United Kingdom during 2022 by Moroccan Artist and Curator Madiha Sebbani, Contemporary Lab facilitates the curation, project management and career trajectory of both emerging and established Contemporary Artists from Africa, the Middle East, the Arab world and all its Diasporas.
About the Founder & Director
Madiha Sebbani works extensively with Contemporary Artists from the Arab World and the Middle East and Africa. She has curated several international exhibitions and conducted multiple interviews in the media. Working as an Agent for several Artists, she could share aspects of her creative process which ensures successful collaboration between a Curator and an Artist, as well as the challenges experienced by contemporary artists today in creating a sustainable career.
For more information please visit Contemporary Lab (UK) website here
Past Projects
Previous Project in collaboration with ESCAP3 Gallery include the Group Exhibition: 'Sacred' Curated By Madiha Sebbani, 21 January 2021 - 21 March 2021. Participating Artists Include: Hicham Matini & Saad Nazih (Morocco); Hmoud Al Attawi, Ghada Al Rabee & Obaid Al Safi (Saudi Arabia); Tanisha Bhana, Bernard Brand, Allen Laing & Cow Mash (South Africa).
For more information and to view the exhibition please navigate to the 'Sacred' Exhibition here
'Stereotype' Curated By Contemporary Lab
Cluster Contemporary Fair 2022
Oxo Tower WHARF, House Street London SE1 9PH, United Kingdom
Featured Artists: Hmoud AlAttawi, Saad AlHowede (KSA) & Madiha Sebbani (MA)
The Exhibition 'Stereotype' consists of a selection of works from Wasm Studio (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) & Contemporary Lab (United Kingdom) and questions identity, confronting the ‘grouping’ of people and the societal dynamics which perpetuates a perception in our global consciousness.
Human generalization creates groups of people in regard to ethnicity, propaganda, culture or religious beliefs. Social psychology explains this behavior as a generalized belief about another particular 'category' of people. The Etymology of a Stereotype is described as a 'solid impression', informed by one or more ideas or theories.
'Art In War' Catalogue (Cover). Courtesy of Contemporary Lab & Galerie Christophe Person
'ART IN WAR' Group Exhibition Curated by Contemporary Lab at Galerie Christophe Person
Galerie Christophe Person
39 rue des Blancs-Manteaux 75004, Paris, France
20 April - 13 May 2023
The 'ART IN WAR' exhibition presents artists from Africa and its diaspora who create in a world in conflict.
Participating Artists Include: Aboudia (Ivory Coast), Manga Lulu Williams (Cameroon), Paul Ndema (Uganda), Kofi Bright Awuyah (Ghana), Mohamed Saïd Chair (Morocco), Madiha Sebbani (Morocco / United Kingdom), Ahmed Kamel (Egypt / Germany), Bernard Brand (South Africa), Olamilekan Abatan (Nigeria), Omar Ba (Senegal) & Kirubel Melke (Ethiopia).
We live in a climate of high media coverage of war, we suffer from it if we are not already taking part in it in some way. The 'ART IN WAR' exhibition shows how artists contribute to visual documentation through the representation of conflicts, past or present, and their effects on individuals and society.
The exhibition presents common points between artists who have been exposed, even affected, by the war. The need to understand one's justification, the feeling of belonging, the desire to contextualize inevitably lead to persistent disillusionment with the conflict. Each artist approaches the trauma of war from a unique and singular point of view but it seems that the collective memory is inherently distorted because it is influenced by various internal and external prejudices, even if the memory felt is very real. 'ART IN WAR' offers a dialogue between works which, on the one hand, offer a reflection on the repercussions of war and, on the other hand, invoke memories so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
As the King of Morocco Hassan II said in François-Henri de Virieu's "L'heure de vérité" broadcast live from the Royal Palace in Rabat in 1989: "The peace process to which we all aspire will not necessarily result of the mere signing of a treaty or an agreement. It must become a matter of our daily life, so that peace settles down and lasts and is carried by all. We must therefore give peace all the necessary care, preserve it and promote it."
For your convenience, the Exhibition Catalogue may be viewed on Calaméo here
For more information about the Exhibition please navigate to the Galerie Christophe Person website here
