Blind Saudi Sculptor to Exhibit Work in UK

posted on: Sep 17, 2014

A student with a visual disability has been selected to exhibit her work at an international event in the United Kingdom.

Zahra Al-Dhamen, a Saudi media student at King Saud University, said the British Council has offered her an opportunity to join other artists with disabilities to participate in the “Fragile Light and Vision” exhibition in Britain.

The project includes art exhibitions and the production of cartoons and digital films, supervised by the British Council to promote a positive public attitude toward people with disabilities.

“It is a chance to exchange experiences and discuss the challenges we face,” Al-Dhamen told Arab News recently. She described her art as a means to express herself. She said she first started creating sculptures with mud when she was nine years old, despite not being able to see.

Her disability has not stopped her from pursuing her dreams of becoming an artist. She has displayed her work at local art galleries, and exhibitions held at her school and university. She said art is the best way to gain acceptance from others, express cultural diversity and creative individuality.

Nadia Al-Fawaz
Arab News