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Omar Al Gurg
Everyman's Mountain
31 MAY – 12 SEPT 2025
Opening Reception:
Saturday 31 May, 4 - 8pm
Lawrie Shabibi is pleased to present Everyman’s Mountain, the inaugural solo exhibition by Emirati artist and designer Omar Al Gurg (b. 1995, UAE). The exhibition presents a compelling series of photographs which documents Kilimanjaro’s striking ecological diversity, captured through Al Gurg’s attentive and empathetic gaze during a six-day journey in 2021. His work offers a nuanced exploration of the mountain as a living, evolving ecosystem shaped by natural forces and human presence.
This exhibition marks the beginning of Al Gurg’s ongoing project to document Kilimanjaro’s changing landscape, with a publication in progress. Everyman’s Mountain is not about conquest but about process: the act of seeing, appreciating, and bearing witness. It is a visual testament to resilience, vulnerability, and the quiet beauty found in the mountain’s every detail, encouraging us all to engage with the natural world through a lens of humility and stewardship.
About Lawrie Shabibi
Lawrie Shabibi was founded in 2010 and opened its doors in early 2011 in Alserkal Avenue, located within the light industrial warehouse district of Al Quoz in Dubai. Following the relocation of several renowned galleries, this quickly became the hub of contemporary art in the region, and we have been a forerunner in the development of this contemporary art scene.
The gallery’s initial focus was on the practices of emerging contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (the “Global South”), and in the last five years we introduced artists from other regions and generations, yet with the same focus on the “underrepresented”. A major focus remains the support of artists from the diaspora who create work in all media to explore issues such as identity, memory, history and socio-political issues specific to the diasporic experience.
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Opening hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm
Address: Unit 21, Alserkal Avenue, Al-Quoz 1
