Body Quotidian by Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar at Sharjah Art Foundation opens this weekend

Sponsored: The exhibition looks at how the body exists within everyday life through surface, material and form

If you’re looking for a dose of art over the long weekend, gather the family and head to Sharjah for a cultural day out.

Opening on June 13, Body Quotidian is a new exhibition showcasing recent works by artists Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar. Running until September 20 at Gallery 6 in Al Mureijah Square, the exhibition invites visitors to explore the artists’ latest works in a thoughtful, immersive setting.

What is the exhibition about?

The exhibition explores the relationship between the human body and everyday life, drawing inspiration from ordinary moments, spaces and objects that shape how we move through the world.

Laila Majid explores familiar domestic environments and subtle personal rituals through works that blur the line between the intimate and the abstract.

In Steam 07 (2026), a bathroom mirror clouded with steam becomes a shifting surface where reflections and imagery merge. The work changes with the viewer’s perspective, creating an immersive, participatory experience.

This sense of intimacy continues in Blinds (2026). Installed within the space, the latex forms cast a warm, human-toned light across the gallery, evoking curtains and room dividers found in domestic interiors while subtly altering the atmosphere of the space.

Laila Majid, Chaser 16, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Niru Ratnam, London

In a more playful shift, The Chaser series (2025–ongoing) takes inspiration from cat toys. Using faux fur, feathers and tinsel, the works feel animated and full of movement, bringing a rhythmic, energetic quality to the exhibition.

Meanwhile, Inaam Zafar explores transformation, memory and impermanence through works that sit between figuration and abstraction, often allowing multiple readings within a single image.

Inaam Zafar, To see and not see, 2025. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Grey Noise, Dubai

In Bent Moon (2025), an everyday street lamp is reimagined as a glowing celestial form, while To See and Not See (2025) plays with perception, revealing a hidden face within what first appears to be simple objects.

Automatism of Doubts (2026) presents a circle of outstretched hands, suggesting connection while keeping meaning just out of reach.

What brings the exhibition from both artists together is its focus on how meaning is formed through the act of looking. Light, texture and gesture become tools for understanding how we read the world — and our place within it.

The exhibition is free to visit.

While you’re in Sharjah

SUPERFLEX, Al Majarrah Park, Sharjah, 2026. Image: courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation. Photo: Shanavas Jamaluddin

Be sure to pass by the newly reopened Al Majarrah Park. Entry is free.

Or try one of Sharjah’s most popular attractions: Random International’s Rain Room. The space invites guests to walk through rain without getting wet. It is priced at just Dhs15 per child and Dhs25 for adults. Children under five can enter for free.

Before you head back home, visit the SAF Shops and take home a souvenir.

Images: Supplied by Sharjah Art
Featured: Laila Majid, Sink, 2026 (left) Courtesy of the artist and Niru Ratnam, London | Inaam Zafar, Mourners, 2026 (right) Courtesy of the artist and Grey Noise, Dubai