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 presents the Australian premiere of celebrated Cairo-based artist Ibrahim Ahmed.
Amidst the Absence, a Present is Felt brings together sculptural and photographic works created between 2020 and 2025, including a new commission.
Through cut-out silhouettes, miniatures and hand-crafted interventions, Ahmed explores 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 are both intimate and layered.
This exhibition invites 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
Proudly presented by the City of Greater Dandenong.
Program Partner: TINTERA
Public Programs
Exhibition • Open until 14 February
Stories That Shape Us • 29 November
Lying Down in Public Places • 6 December
Storytime at the Gallery • 17 December
Public Art Installation • Lying Down in Public Places
Past Programs
Exhibition Opening Event • 25 October
In Conversation with Ibrahim Ahmed • 28 October
Cultural Sketch at The Castle • 13 November
Opening Hours
| Day | Time slot | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Tuesday: | Closed | |||
| Wednesday - Saturday: | 11:00 am-3:00 pm | |||
| Sunday: | Closed | |||
