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The Bangladeshi weaving tradition of Jamdani served as the primary inspiration for Kamilah Ahmed's site-specific installation, presented as part of the exhibition 'The Arab Hall: Past and Present' (21 March–4 October 2026)
At HAB, the Hungarian Art & Business centre in Budapest, 'Interwoven: Stories Thread by Thread' brought antique carpets and contemporary paintings into direct conversation, asking how textiles and canvases record memory, belief and cultural experience across centuries