I visited Laila Muraywid’s studio in Paris, it is the kind of place that rearranges your inner geography. A Syrian artist working between painting and sculpture, she creates objects that feel at once intimate yet cosmic, like relics from ancient times that pulse with contemporary pain and splendour.

Saudi Arabia is taking another bold step in redefining its cultural landscape with the launch of the Saudi Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA), a landmark project that reflects the Kingdom’s growing investment in the arts.

In a moment where the Middle East continues to navigate complex realities, art remains one of the most powerful tools for memory, identity, and resistance. The exhibition Forget Me Not: South Lebanon in Memory and Motion offers a deeply human perspective on a region often reduced to headlines.