Noora’s Room
- Artist: Farah Al Qasimi
- Date: 2020
- Medium: Photograph, inkjet print on paper
- Dimensions: image: 680 × 877 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the "Noora's Room" by Farah Al Qasimi. Created in 2020 as a photograph, printed on paper with inkjet, it measures 680 × 877 mm. The image captures a brightly lit, textiles‑rich interior—an intimate space that blurs the line between private home and public display. Al Qasimi’s work frequently shows rooms in the UAE and the U.S., playing with cultural signifiers, gendered identities, and the lingering imprint of colonial history. In "Noora’s Room" we see a woman’s domestic sphere rendered in maximalist, shimmering patterns that hint at the colonial influence on taste and class in the Emirates. The scene is deliberately staged yet subtly anonymous, respecting privacy while inviting viewers to consider the layered identities of those who inhabit such spaces. The photograph was acquired in 2022 with funding from the Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee and is on view here in the modern setting.
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Noora’s Room is in the collection of Tate Modern on Bankside, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
