Ibrahim Ahmed - Amidst the Absence, A Present is Felt

25 October 2025 - 14 February 2026 | Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre

What's missing tells the strongest story.

Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre presented the Australian premiere of celebrated Cairo-based artist Ibrahim Ahmed.

Amidst the Absence, a Present is Felt brought together sculptural and photographic works created between 2020 and 2025, including a new commission.

Through cut-out silhouettes, miniatures and hand-crafted interventions, Ahmed explored absence as a form of presence—felt, remembered and embodied. Personal and political narratives entwine themes of masculinity, migration and colonial legacies, creating works that were both intimate and layered.

This exhibition invited audiences into a conversation about identity, erasure and resilience.

Download Notes on Absence - Exhibition Companion - 1.6MB

Image credit: Ibrahim Ahmed, Quickly but carefully cross to the other side #47, 2022, Unique photocollage, (detail).

Watch Art in Conversation with Ibrahim Ahmed