Hind Al-Obaidli and Victor Kalinosi Mutale explore perception, form,
and meaning at the threshold of recognition. Al-Obaidli’s paintings
examine the human body in flux and the subtle movements of
water and light, while Mutale’s marks hover between language
and abstraction. Placed in proximity, their works face each other
conceptually and physically, enacting the duality of the exhibition’s
title, Counterpoint (Taqābul), where tension, interaction, and
difference are made tangible

Curated by: Dr Sara Bint Moneer Khan

Dr. Sara Bint Moneer Khan is Curator at the Arak Collection in Doha and
founder of MASHŪRAH ARTS, a curatorial, research, and development
platform, as well as a private art collection with a focus on Muslim
epistemologies. Originally from London, she lived and worked in Cape Town
from 2015 to 2024 and is currently based between London and Ho Chi Minh
City. She holds a BA (Hons) in Curating (Central Saint Martins), a Master’s
in the History of Art and Archaeology of the Islamic Near and Middle East
(SOAS, University of London), and a Doctorate in Management, Technology,
and Innovation (Da Vinci Institute, 2024), where her research focused on
visual literacy, art advocacy, and engagement in Muslim communities in
Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Khan has extensive experience in curating,
writing, research, and public programming, having held positions at
Bonhams, Edge of Arabia, The British Arab Centre, The Ismaili Institute, Art
Africa Magazine, Gallery MOMO, Jaffer Modern Gallery, VOID Art Centre, and
the Michaelis School of Fine Arts, and has published widely on historical,
modern, and contemporary art.

Hind Al-Obaidli is a Doha-based artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans
painting, photography, and sculpture. With a background in architecture
from Oxford Brookes University, she integrates structural precision and spatial
awareness into her art. Her work focuses on the human form, exploring
identity, vulnerability, and temporality, often inspired by her experience as a
swimmer. Water becomes a metaphor in her art, where forms are fragmented,
edges ripple, and surfaces dissolve. She balances dualities such as abstraction
vs. realism and beauty vs. imperfection. In addition to figurative studies,
she finds inspiration in overlooked natural elements like drifting seaweed,
highlighting movement, resilience, and texture. Her career includes the
Fire Station Art Residency (AIR 2023–2022 ,7) and exhibitions such as Visual
Narratives (2022), Convergence (2023), and Qatar: Close to My Soul (2025).
Across her practice, she challenges perceptions of the body, presenting it as
dynamic, relational, and deeply human.

Victor Kalinosi Mutale (b. 1971, Mungwe, Zambia) is a self-taught artist

whose creative journey began in childhood. Initially drawn to a military

career, he shifted focus to art after Nelson Mandela’s release, inspired by

Pan-Africanist ideals. His professional career started in 1995 in Livingstone,

where he joined the Visual Arts Council and trained through workshops at

the Livingstone Museum. Working in drawing, sculpture, and collage, Mutale

explores themes of identity, memory, cultural heritage, and political history.

His practice balances abstraction and figuration, symbolism and narrative,

while embedding both personal and collective stories. His work has been

widely exhibited in Zambia and internationally, affirming his dedication to

complex cultural and historical narratives.

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