Amina Ahmed
"This was the  sound I heard," 2007
Charcoal on paper
16" x 24"
Courtesy of the artist
Estimated value: $1500
Starting bid: $300

This piece is from a series, "Archetypes, Roots Weeds n Trees, Listening." Ahmed notes that weeds grow in the cracks of society and are most often unwanted or considered a menace. Yet they have the power to heal, "when we listen to them, their voice is ancient." For Ahmed, roots also evoke that ancient voice. Her drawings from this series are "whatever one wants them to be: root, weed, or a woman tangled in her unwanted hair."

Amina Ahmed was awarded an MFA from the Royal College of Art (1991), where she specialized in Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts and was awarded the Barakat Trust prize. Ahmed's work has been exhibited in various institutions, including the British Museum and Queens Museum. Her works are in private collections in the UK, Germany, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Ahmed currently part of a group show at Tabla Rasa Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.