Hyphenated Spaces: “The Cup and The Saucer” Reinterpreted

The curators of the virtual exhibition, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, digitally realized this show from their respective homes across several continents, never meeting in person. Their show present alternative ways of looking at six different sub-themes of artist Hashel Al Lamki’s solo-exhibition, “The Cup and The Saucer” (March 2020), by selecting thirty-four artworks by artists representing various geographies, periods, and styles.

“The Cup and The Saucer” exhibition explores the ideas of individualism, unity, and separation through the symbolism of a seemingly unbreakable bond between a cup and a saucer. The curators of Hyphenated Spaces encourage the audience to reinterpret Al Lamki’s solo exhibition by re-examining his sub-themes of “Birth and Earth”; “Rejection and Reflection”; “Versailles”; “Linger and Departure”; “Screensavers”; and “Control and Guilt”.