Thursday 8 June 2023
08:00
Private View at Kew Gardens
'All the Flowers are for Me' by Anila Quayyum Agha and 'Plants of the Qur’ān' by Sue Wickison.
Breakfast in Kew’s remarkable Marianne North Gallery followed by a private guided tour of two new art exhibitions, showcasing a fusion of stunning western botanical imagery, contemporary sculptural work, and Islamic art. This event provides a great opportunity to learn about different ways you can engage with the Royal Botanic Gardens on a deeper and more personal level.
In Anita Ouayyum Agha’s Islamic art and architecture inspired work All the Flowers are for Me, elaborate floor-to-ceiling shadow patterns will fill the gallery, creating an inclusive, sacred space in which we are invited to become a living, breathing part of the artwork.
Sue Wickinson’s tandem exhibit features a host of brand-new botanical paintings from her travels through the Middle East. The Plants of the Qur’ān include garlic, pomegranate, date palms, henna and flowering desert species, exploring their cultural context alongside their role in modern medicine, as food sources and in gardens around the world.
Royal Botanic Gardens
In Anita Ouayyum Agha’s Islamic art and architecture inspired work All the Flowers are for Me, elaborate floor-to-ceiling shadow patterns will fill the gallery, creating an inclusive, sacred space in which we are invited to become a living, breathing part of the artwork.
Sue Wickinson’s tandem exhibit features a host of brand-new botanical paintings from her travels through the Middle East. The Plants of the Qur’ān include garlic, pomegranate, date palms, henna and flowering desert species, exploring their cultural context alongside their role in modern medicine, as food sources and in gardens around the world.
