Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM to Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Friday Gallery, Los Angeles
Ancestral Futures is where memory shapeshifts. Where old materials find new voices, and rituals learn to play. Things glow here. They hum. They carry a charge, from past to future and back again. ## Ancestral Futures isn’t about nostalgia. ###### It’s about bringing the past along for the ride – into our homes, our celebrations, and our futures yet to be built. To create new worlds that know where they came from. To play with tradition, with reverence and joy. ###### To invite our ancestors to dance alongside us.  موروث المستقبل Rooted in primal elements of sand, stone, light, and scent, Ancestral Futures honors Arabic designers who are weaving ideas across worlds and time, creating objects that burn with meaning and connect us to all who came before. Shaped in collaboration with Emirati curator Fatma Al Mahmoud, with work by: ###### **Sara Aahli** / _UAE_** Hadeya Badri** / _UAE_** Abdulla Buhijji** / _BAHRAIN_** Tamara Barrage** / _LEBANON_** Sultan Bin Fahad** / _SAUDI ARABIA_** Wafa Al Falahi** / _UAE_** Omar Al Gurg** / _UAE_** Areen Hassan** / _PALESTINE_** Talin Hazbar** / _SYRIA_** Layth Mahdi** / _IRAQ_** Maktoum Al Maktoum** / _UAE_** Pots & Pines** / _IRAN_** Kawther Al Saffar** / _KUWAIT_** Neda Salamanpour** / _IRAN_** Nuhayr Zein** / _EGYPT_  ON MEMORY ANCESTRAL FUTURES CATALOG To complement the Ancestral Futures exhibition, we invited five global creatives to bring their distinct lenses to the concept of memory and materiality. Featuring writings from Emirati chef **Sahar Parham Al Awadhi,** designer and writer **Adam Garcia**, Emirati designer **Hind Bin Demaithan,** Palestinian-American conceptual artist **LIKETHEHIGHWAY**, and curator **Fatma Al Mahmoud.**