Pretty Poisonous

An exhibition at Jacaranda celebrating the beauty, and poison, of flowers. "Flowers are usually taken at face value; they are beautiful and, outside of their natural habitat, are most often used as decorative elements or shows of affection. In Pretty Poisonous, artist Dina Fawakhiri places an unexpected lens on these common creatures.


If beauty is only skin deep, then flowers are likewise deceiving. By portraying flowers in delicate but extremely detailed views, the artist draws attention to the hidden toxicity that these flowers contain. In this newly commissioned series, their hyper-stylized form and contrasting color alludes to elegance and attraction, while simultaneously painting a surreal picture of seduction."

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Talias book

A book made from the heart

2 years ago in the middle of Covid - my sister got pregnant and moved to Canada. She would send us updates of how big my niece was getting in her belly.. the size of a lemon! An avocado! A cabbage! Until the day she was born. Those 9 months inspired me to write this book - in my colloquial/ broken/ often made-up Arabic, about my gorgeous baby niece and how she grew in my sisters belly to become the unique adorable bright cuddly baby girl she is ❤️ we love you Talia.

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She's an Avocado!

I also matched her growing stages with what the embryo can do at the time. For example when the baby is the size of the avocado is when they kick the most!

It's a Boy :)

And because we want to include all babies, we decided with the publisher Kalila wa Dimna to create a boy version.