Monia Ben Hamouda presents a newly commissioned work titled Scintille (Aniconism as Figuration Urgency), 2026 and Smokes and Penumbras Coming from Flag Desecrations (Anthracite) (6, 7, 8), 2026 in After Fire at Aranya Art Center.
Aranya Art Center presents “After Fire,” a group exhibition of nearly 100 historical fire-making tools alongside works by 14 contemporary artists. Monia Ben Hamouda reactivates these tools in her commissioned work, exploring how fire shapes civilization, daily life, and our ongoing balance between mastery and dependence.
This exhibition seeks to open a perceptual passage between past and present. From minuscule sparks to vast energy networks, from handheld firesteels to massive industrial installations, fire touches the most intimate everyday experience while also being deeply rooted in the structure of civilization. The exhibition invites us to reexamine how fire has shaped the world we inhabit and the ways we understand it, and how our journey with fire straddles the line between dominance and dependence.
Dates: April 3 – September 6, 2026
Organizers: Jiang Ruoyu (@roy_jiang__) & Wu Yiyang (@punkvic)
