Between what the native knows but cannot observe, and what the novice observes but cannot know, there is a gap—this is where Leena’s art lives.

Like the coffee Teta (grandmother) makes, which no one seems able to replicate. Teta has no recipe; there are no measurements. A keen observer might note the ingredients and method. But the secret to why the coffee tastes so good cannot exist in such accounts. The secret lies somewhere between what Teta knows but cannot observe, and what an observer notices but can never know.

Coffe Girls

Mixed media installation, Oil pastels and fabric on wood, books, perfumes, shawls, abayas and other objects

Her Magic Carpet

Mixed media Installation, oil pastel on paper, wood, beads, fabric and rug

Queendom

Mixed media installation, paintings, collage on canvas, paper, wood, fabric

Her Majesty: Velvet Woman

Performance, installation, paintings, fabric, wood, flowers, perfume bottles, flowers, coffee and dates

Her Sanctuary

Installation, palm woven rug with Teta’s buttons, handmade books, coffee and dates

Gipsi Wort

Hand pressed flowers, and pencil, paper on wood

Teta’s Dyes

Hand-dyed canvas with Syrian sumac, dried flowers, and oil pastel.