In the liminal space between thought and form, between silence and expression, lies the contemplative world of Haneen Almoosawi-a world where abstraction is not simply a visual language, but a way of being, sensing, and seeking. The Wondering and Wandering Mind is a solo presentation of Almoosawi’s latest works, created in her studio in Oman, and reflective of an ongoing inquiry into the intersections of memory, materiality, and light.
Through a deeply personal yet universally resonant practice, Haneen charts the inner landscape of the mind as it wonders and wanders-across emotion, memory, and time. Trained in design but guided by a sensibility that transcends discipline, Almoosawi’s practice is rooted in process. Her works are born of a tactile engagement with materials: delicate threads sewn meticulously through gauze or linen, embedded within resin, or suspended in translucent light boxes. These threads, whether taut or loose, aligned or entangled, form visual constellations that echo the quiet rhythms of thought and breath. Light-both literal and metaphorical-plays a vital role in her practice.
When integrated into the works, it transforms them from static objects to living fields of perception: glowing, shifting, inviting. In other moments, it serves as absence-casting shadows, highlighting voids, asking us to reflect on what is not said as much as what is. In the quietude of her compositions, we find echoes of the Omani landscape, its vastness, its changing light, its silences-and also of the inner terrains navigated through solitude and reflection. In many ways, her art embodies a paradox: it is both deeply minimalist and richly textured, simultaneously serene and searching. Each piece acts as a still point in a turning world, anchoring us momentarily in the now.
There is something almost devotional in the way Almoosawi approaches the act of making. Her threads recall not only the traditions of embroidery and weaving in Oman and across the wider region, but also the metaphorical act of mending, of holding things together. In their fragility and persistence, they speak to resilience-not the loud, performative kind, but the quiet strength of staying, listening, returning.
Likewise, the use of light boxes recalls the sacred geometry of ancient architectures and manuscripts, yet they are entirely contemporary in form-minimalist, luminous, meditative.
As the title suggests, let us wonder. Let us wander. Not in search of answers, but in pursuit of feeling. Let us follow the thread-not to unravel it, but to trace its path, its turns and knots, its tensions and releases. Let us meet Haneen Almoosawi not only as an artist, but as a fellow traveler through the wilderness of thought and the tenderness of perception.
The Wondering and Wandering Mind is a testament to the quiet yet radical power of abstraction-to distill, to question, to reveal. In Haneen’s hands, art becomes a meditation, a practice of care, and an offering. It reminds us that in the act of slowing down, of attending, of wondering, we might discover new ways of being in the world-and with each other.
Words Platform Desk
Date 30-07-2025