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SWALIF is an independent art and literature collective in the MENA region where Youth can propose, produce, and propel their work into actualized projects.

SWALIF intends to become a leading platform for aspiring, emerging writers and artists. Instagram: .collectove

21/11/2024

As a celebration of the neighborhoods presented in the ‘Spaces That Remain’, we have designed a double-sided tote bag and breeze block key chains inspired by the infrastructure of the space.

Shabiyyat Al-Shorta and Al-Defa’a, built in the late 1970s, both feature on our exclusive STR tote through illustrated maps, while our breeze block keychains borrow from the architectural build and aesthetics of the neighborhood.

Purchase these today on the SWALIF website.

Designed by: Khaled Esguerra ()

19/11/2024

Nestled within the slips of the cover, we are proud and delighted to offer a fully translated Arabic manuscript of the text of ‘Spaces that Remain,’ as well as a catalogue of the exhibited artworks by Jalal Abuthina ().

Order your copies today through the SWALIF website!

Zines designed by and

18/11/2024

‘Spaces that Remain’ documents the rapid pace of Dubai’s development through the urban history of two cherished neighborhoods.

Click the link in our bio to order your copies through the SWALIF website today!

Produced by SWALIF x MABNAI, and supported by the UAE MCY National Grant (), this publication offers a sociological analysis of the neighborhood’s historical context and offers architectural insights into the build, while also archiving the twi exhibitions that took place of these photographs. City Walk Dubai has since replaced these neighbourhoods.

Author: Rashed Almulla (.nai)
Photographer: Jalal Abuthina ()
Publisher: SWALIF Collective (.collective)
Managing Editor: Salem AlSuwaidi ()
Book Designer: Salman Dabwan ()
Copyeditor: Deena Rashid ()
Support Designer: Khaled Esguerra ()

16/11/2024

We are thrilled to announce that the ‘Spaces That Remain’ publication is officially available for pre-order on our website!

Our latest book, produced by SWALIF x MABNAI, and supported by the UAE MCY National Grant (), offers a sociological analysis of the neighbourhoods of Shabiyyah Al-Shorta and Al-Defa’a, built in the late 1970s, now replaced by City Walk, while also documenting the exhibition presented at the Mosque of Reflection (2022) and (2023). The book will officially be released Nov 25th, 2024.

Author: Rashed Almulla (.nai)
Photographer: Jalal Abuthina ()
Publisher: SWALIF Publishing House (.collective)
Managing Editor: Salem AlSuwaidi ()
Book Designer: Salman Dabwan ()
Copyeditor: Deena Rashid ()
Support Designer: Khaled Esguerra ()

01/11/2024

Thank you to and for inviting us to participate in their inaugural art book fair ✨

The beautiful minds at have brought together a carefully crafted list of publishers and exhibitors from across the world.

SWALIF is pleased to have launched our first book with .nai at this fair, “Spaces that Remain”, which will soon be available internationally and across all platforms in the coming month, so stay tuned 🚨

We also feel privileged to have our Friends & Family with us at our participation this year! 💟

20/03/2024

Under the theme ‘After the Rain’ of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, we are happy to introduce “From the Ground Up”, an evening Suhoor Nights public program designed to spark dialogue around grassroots collective shaping the future of our creative and cultural landscapes.

Panelist will delve into the very foundations of their community-driven practices in the realms of literature, design, art, and curation, within the philosophy of bottom-up initiatives.

This series is a gesture asking practitioners to reconfigure the possibilities of collective creation and to contribute to a future where cultural and creative expressions are as diverse and innovative as the communities that inspire them.

28/12/2023

OPEN CALL: www.tinyurl.com/tdasform

The Disappearing Art Show: Volume 2 at Quoz Arts Fest (Jan 27 - 28)

- Artworks of all mediums, new and old, sold at a standardized price
- Encouraging an accessible and friendly art-collecting ecosystem
- Themes: Neighborhoods and Communities

Submission Deadline: Jan 10
Handover Deadline: Jan 17

05/12/2023

MISK ART BOOK FAIR - Misk Art Week starts today, organized by MISK Art Institute () in Riyadh.

SWALIF will be showcasing and selling our publications, merchandise, and prints, along side project “Forever Young” and .101 artwork.

Please stop by the booth on site at Prince Faisal bin
Fahd Arts Hall from December 5-10.

Opening hours are 4pm to 11:30pm daily.

In good company with .books & more ...

30/07/2023

OPEN CALL REMINDER!!

The “Future of Gulf Housing” publication aims to document the symposium's happenings, progress on the initiated discussions, and alert on new pressings issues on the hot topic of housing in the Gulf.

Edited by .nai and published by .collective

Click on our bio link to submit your interest or access the form via this link: tinyurl.com/OpenCallFGH

First drafts expected on October 15th 2023 while the expected publication release will land between Fall 2023 to Winter 2024 with a book launch event!

15/06/2023

A glimpse into the archive of Ybna Al3eid, developed by and , collaged/designed by , and actualized while receiving mentorship by and 👽

These collages and many more essays and prose can be explored in our “Ybna Al3eid”publication! Available for purchase on www.swalif.store ✨

Contributors include Gaith Abdulla ()- Aya Afaneh () - Sarah Afaneh () - Ahed () - Aliyah Alawadhi () - Majed Albanna () - Ali AlHosani (.a.h) - Saeed Almadani () - Rashed Almulla (.nai) - Annelid Archive - Abdullah Al Kindi (.y.alkindi) - Mariam AlMheiri () - Zuhoor AlSayegh () - Firas Darwish (.b.darwish) - Bint Froot () - Huda Jamal () - Ghalia Khalid () - Shebi Niazi (.n) - Andrew Riad () - Malavika S () - Vivi Zhu ()

01/06/2023

The “Ybna Al3eid” publication is OFFICIALLY OUT!! 🛎️👽🛎️

Head over to www.swalif.store to get your copies today and enjoy essays by our various Gulf-based writers, poetry and prose, and artworks, paired with analysis, from our exhibition for fourteen artists!!

The publication is available in bundles that come with ALL THE EXHIBITION MERCHANDISE, including the stickers, tote, and catalogue/poster 🫣

These written and visual works are the complete psychosis of trying, and failing, to construct an image of supposed youthfulness. It is rebellion not for action, but for existence.

Contributors:

Gaith Abdulla ()- Aya Afaneh () - Sarah Afaneh () - Ahed () - Aliyah Alawadhi () - Majed Albanna () - Ali AlHosani (.a.h) - Saeed Almadani () - Rashed Almulla (.nai) - Annelid Archive - Abdullah Al Kindi (.y.alkindi) - Mariam AlMheiri () - Zuhoor AlSayegh () - Firas Darwish (.b.darwish) - Bint Froot () - Huda Jamal () - Ghalia Khalid () - Shebi Niazi (.n) - Andrew Riad () - Malavika S () - Vivi Zhu ()

24/05/2023

A glimpse into the “Ybna Al3eid” publication, edited by and , and designed by 👽

Visit the SWALIF Store to order your copy of Ybna Al3eid TODAY!! 🛎️

YA3 considers the works of fourteen socio-politically-creYAexplore themes of Arabian decolonization, bodily deviation, child-like liberation, and anthropological investigations.

The publication then intertwines seven additional writers curated and edited by the exhibition organizers. The curators of the show have both also contributed their own written pieces, as well as some special collages.

Special thanks to and for their support in the development of the YA3 project at its initial stages!

23/05/2023

We are thrilled to share our writers from the official “Ybna Al3eid” publication, currently on sale for pre-order 🛎️

Gaith Abdulla, Ahed, Majed Albanna, Rashed AlMulla, Bint Froot, Shebi Niazi, and Malavika S. all offer their diverse and critical perspectives on this conversation surrounding the forbidden fruits of mischief and scandal.

Through investigating the youth sub-counter-cultures of our precious Gulf, our writers begin to enhance the narrative introduced by the YA3 artists, facilitating a broader dynamic of debate around the subject.

This is a Limited Edition, Paperback publication, printed in Dubai, UAE, 2023. Designed by Saba Sayfaiee ()

22/05/2023

Join us on May 26th - May 29th at the Abu Dhabi cultural Foundation () hosted by for the INAUGURAL Safha Art Book Fair 😆🖼️📖

Our booth this year will be an ARTIST TAKEOVER by Medyyah Altamimi (). Medyyah will be showcasing and selling her first publication “Forever Young” alongside various other memorabilia she has curated and some SWALIF products 💜

Medyyah is an Emirati interdisciplinary artist ruled by a DIY nature to mainly make film, collage, and poetry. She has completed a degree in Art History and Archeology at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Her current interests are in the creation of an anthropological perspective of her family, the dematerialization of women in arts, and violently beautiful things.

An experimental debut packaged as a musical album, Forever Young explores a Khaleeji identity that navigates girlhood and its growing pains. From the past to the present, the poetry and prose carve stories that are both foreign and familiar.

09/03/2023

Join us for the opening of ZUHOOR tomorrow at .

Know more and get your tickets through the link in our bio.

شاركونا افتتاح العمل الفني التفاعلي "زهور" غداً في .

تعرفوا على المزيد واحجزوا تذاكركم اليوم من خلال زيارة الرابط في البايو.

06/03/2023

ZUHOOR - a collaborative photo-series becomes an interactive, practice-driven, installation

Join us at on March 10th for the opening of our upcoming single-installation photography exhibition!

Works by Humoud Al Muqbali (.art) and Fatema Ali ()

Curated by Roudhah Al Mazrouei () in collaboration with Salem AlSuwaidi ()

Assisted by Abdulla Al Kindi (.y.alkindi)

11/10/2022

Due to popular demand, we have decided to EXTEND “Ybna Al3eid” until the end of October 2022 to allow more visitors to our exhibition and to interact with these 18 works, all excavating complicated and private secrets, memories, and stories.

Visit Bayt AlMamzar, open every weekend from 3-7PM. We are also selling the artworks of a handful of our artists, and exhibition merchandise such as tote bags, stickers, and catalogue posters. DM us to enquire about artworks or visit our website to order some march!!
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We are honored to invite you to visit our booth at the Paperback Art Book Fair, the first-ever event of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia dedicated to artistic books, organized by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation and JAX District! Join us in celebrating the intersection of art and literature at this groundbreaking event, taking place at JAX District in Diriyah, specifically at Studio B6, from November 1 to 3, 2024.  Friday Hours: 2 PM — 10 PM Saturday and Sunday Hours: 12 PM — 10 PM @paperback_sa @jaxdistrict @biennale_sa نتشرف بدعوتكم لمعرض "PaperBack"، وهو أول حدث من نوعه في المملكة العربية السعودية للكتب الفنية، وهو من تنظيم مؤسسة بينالي الدرعية وحي جاكس. ‎ من 1 إلى 3 نوفمبر 2024 B6 انضموا إلينا للاحتفال بهذا الحدث التاريخي للفن بحي جاكس في الدرعية في استديو ساعات العمل يوم الجمعة: 2 ظهرًا - 10 مساءً ساعات العمل يومي السبت والأحد: 12 ظهرًا - 10 مساءً

PRE-ORDER SALE of the official “Ybna Al3eid” publication, edited by Talal Al Najjar and Salem AlSuwaidi, is available now!! YA3 considers the works of fourteen socio-politically-creative artists that explore themes of Arabian decolonization, bodily deviation, child-like liberation, and anthropological investigations. The publication then intertwines seven additional writers curated and edited by the exhibition organizers. This is a Limited Edition, Paperback publication, printed in Dubai, UAE, 2023. Designed by Saba Sayfaiee (@78ss). Contributors: Gaith Abdulla - Aya Afaneh - Sarah Afaneh - Ahed - Aliyah Alawadhi - Majed Albanna - Ali AlHosani - Saeed Almadani - Rashed Almulla - Annelid Archive - Abdullah Al Kindi - Mariam AlMheiri - Zuhoor AlSayegh - Firas Darwish - Bint Froot - Huda Jamal - Ghalia Khalid - Shebi Niazi - Andrew Riad - Malavika S - Vivi Zhu —— Soundscape by @alila.a.h

Shamsa AlMansoori is our final episode for this season exploring Khaleejiness so make sure you head over to whichever listening platform you use to enjoy Episode 16 of “Shul’Salfa” What is a Forsaken Path and what does it mean to the Khaleeji identity? Check out swalif.store to get a copy of “Encapsulated Volume 1” and to grab some of @shamsaeye prints!!

Have you listened to Episode 15 of Shul’Salfa with Khaldoun yet? Make sure to click the link in our bio or search up “Shul’Salfa” on any streaming services to catch up on our first season! We wonder, how has color played a role in the discourse of Khaleejiness? Make sure to also visit our website www.swalif.store for @khaldoun_khelaifi prints and to purchase a copy of the book!

Buthaina AlZaman retells the stories of her childhood exploring her Freej and dives into what the significance of documenting our social spaces can be. Shamsa reminisces with Buthaina on these familiar experiences and talks about the wonders of documenting doors. Visit www.swalif.store to pick up a copy of “Encapsulated Volume 1” to check out more of Buthaina’s photography and words.

“Who is local?” Click the link in our bio and listen to our latest episode of ‘Shul’Salfa’ with Khaled Esguerra, our podcast audio editor, as he delves into the streets of electra and shares with us his perspectives on growing up in Khaleej. Do also check out his prints currently available for sale, one of which being limited, on www.swalif.store

Your copy of “Encapsulated Volume 1: Photoessays on Khaleejiness” is on its way ✨ May sure to stayed tuned for our Artist Spotlights, Podcasts, and any upcoming events!

We’ve also been so delighted to be receiving orders of our photographers’ prints!! Make sure you check their work out on our website and show some support to these artists 🙏🏼

Dispatched with love 💜 You can now order “Encapsulated Volume 1: Photoessays on Khaleejiness” through our website www.swalif.store or on @mahliya.ae ✨