Emii Alrai
Born in 1993, Blackpool, UK. Lives and works in Leeds.
Born in 1993, Blackpool, UK. Lives and works in Leeds.
Emii Alrai’s practice is informed by inherited nostalgia, geographical identity and post-colonial museum practices of collecting and displaying objects. Focusing on the ancient mythologies from the Middle East alongside personal oral histories of Iraq, Alrai weaves together narratives by forging artefacts and visualising residues of cultural collision. Drawing references from objects in museum collections, ancient writing from the Middle East and cultural memories, her work questions the value and origins of artefacts, as well as navigating the experience of diaspora.
Salvia, Locri
2021, In-ruins 35mm photograph
Salvia, Locri
2021, In-ruins 35mm photograph
Dent de Lion, Capo Colonna
2021, In-ruins 35mm photograph