“The attitude towards design in Africa is still one that centres the privileged perspective. From a grassroots level, however, design, in most instances, is a spontaneous practice.”

““THE POWER OF THE ‘INVISIBLES’” brings to the surface the world of the ‘Invisibles’ with their resilient practices. A world that challenges the consumer-driven city by reappropriating its discards.”

“This project is the arrival of the sacred architecture of Lalibela into Sharjah under a new guise as it mutates from stone to salt, carrying with it its attendant myths from across the Red Sea and through the Arabian Peninsula.”