About
Biography
Najla Said is an Egyptian visual artist raised and born in Cairo (1999). Said pursued her studies between Cairo, Paris and Boston, and she is currently studying communication design in Berlin (2021-). Alongside her studies, Said has ventured into photography nearly four years ago (2019). Her work delves into intimate and overlooked sides of Cairo living to highlight the underlying dynamics at play with the complex structure of its society. Said's work directs our attention to notions of identity, femininity and womanhood through a personal and introspective lens. Said’s work spans the fields ranging from photography, text, video to sound.
Najla Said is an Egyptian visual artist raised and born in Cairo (1999). Said pursued her studies between Cairo, Paris and Boston, and she is currently studying communication design in Berlin (2021-). Alongside her studies, Said has ventured into photography nearly four years ago (2019). Her work delves into intimate and overlooked sides of Cairo living to highlight the underlying dynamics at play with the complex structure of its society. Said's work directs our attention to notions of identity, femininity and womanhood through a personal and introspective lens. Said’s work spans the fields ranging from photography, text, video to sound.
Features
Tate
Yung MEA
The Other Art Girl
Musée Magazine
NATAAL 2022
Everpress
NATAAL 2021
Elephant Magazine
1-54 Studio Visit
Artsy
THIIIRD Magazine
i-D November 2021
i-D June 2021
Fashion Trust Arabia
The Independent Arabia
Egyptian Streets Podcast Azeema Magazine
New York Times
Financial Times
Harper’s Bazaar Arabia
Christian Louboutin
Kaltblut Magazine
Vice Arabia
PhotoVogue
This Orient
Cairo Scene
Scoop Empire
Ahram Newspaper
Scoop Empire
Scene Arabia
Tate
Yung MEA
The Other Art Girl
Musée Magazine
NATAAL 2022
Everpress
NATAAL 2021
Elephant Magazine
1-54 Studio Visit
Artsy
THIIIRD Magazine
i-D November 2021
i-D June 2021
Fashion Trust Arabia
The Independent Arabia
Egyptian Streets Podcast Azeema Magazine
New York Times
Financial Times
Harper’s Bazaar Arabia
Christian Louboutin
Kaltblut Magazine
Vice Arabia
PhotoVogue
This Orient
Cairo Scene
Scoop Empire
Ahram Newspaper
Scoop Empire
Scene Arabia
Exhibitions
11/2022 —Beyn Collective
06/2022 — State of Fashion Biennale, Arnhem
06/2022 — Middle East Institute, Washington
05/2022 — Hair_Folder: Salon #1, Cairo
02/2021 — Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
10/2021 — 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London
02/2021 — Egypt Internation Art Fair, Cairo
03/2021 — Cairo Photo Week, Cairo
03/2021 — Conversations with Cairo, Cairo
06/2021 — Bedoun Neqat , Cairo
11/2022 —Beyn Collective
06/2022 — State of Fashion Biennale, Arnhem
06/2022 — Middle East Institute, Washington
05/2022 — Hair_Folder: Salon #1, Cairo
02/2021 — Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
10/2021 — 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London
02/2021 — Egypt Internation Art Fair, Cairo
03/2021 — Cairo Photo Week, Cairo
03/2021 — Conversations with Cairo, Cairo
06/2021 — Bedoun Neqat , Cairo