Dom Art Projects presents a group exhibition, curated by Alexander Burenkov, titled Time That Grows Slowly. The exhibition is inspired by ideas attuned to vegetal temporalities of being in the world, reflecting on philosophical reflections of time as growth rather than movement. The exhibition features works by cross-regional artists—many of whom have never been shown in Dubai before.
The participating artists include Maha Alasaker (Kuwait / UAE), Srijon Chowdhury (Bangladesh / USA), Odonchimeg Davaadorj (Mongolia / France), Patricia Domínguez (Chile), Kwama Frigaux (Ghana / France), Mevlana Lipp (Germany), Sulafa Mohammed (UAE), Tabita Rezaire (France / French Guiana), Shaima Shamsi (Saudi Arabia / Bahrain / UAE), Farah Soltani (Iran / UAE), Antoine Renard (France), Nadia Waheed (Saudi Arabia / Pakistan / USA).
Time, as humans experience it, is inseparable from the vegetal. The oxygen we breathe, the food we consume, the rhythms of agriculture and settlement — all are shaped by plant life. Yet this dependency remains largely invisible. Time That Grows Slowly seeks to render it perceptible, exploring whether it is possible to inhabit, even momentarily, the ‘umwelt’ of plants: to perceive the world from a vegetal perspective. Grouped around site-specific installations attentive to care and interspecies communication, the exhibition engages ecological, feminist, philosophical, and postcolonial concerns.
The exhibition runs until 13 September 2026 at Dom Art Projects, Al Khayat Avenue, Dubai.
