Ruba Nadar (b. 1998)
Artist Statement
October 2025
My work and studio operate as spaces of collection and reassembly, where masculinity is queered, intimacy is examined, and the act of watching becomes both subject and method. I work with collage scraps, painting, stitched fabrics, torn photographs, and archival documents to create layered compositions and objects. Each material is chosen for its physical and cultural resonance, and assembled through the lens of visibility and desire. Drawing from Egyptian cinema, my family archive, and erotic ephemera, I construct works where imagined characters emerge through texture and interruption. At its core, my practice engages the politics of touch and fragmentation, reworking fragments of history and memory into charged, intimate forms.