Amani AlThuwaini

Amani AlThuwaini (b. 1989 Ukraine) completed her MFA degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. She attended an exchange program at the Prague Academy of Art, Architecture and Design (UMPRUM) in 2016. Amani graduated from Kuwait University’s Architecture department and has worked as an architect, designer and an assistant teacher at Kuwait University.

Being half Kuwaiti, half Ukrainian, identity and memory have always been the driving force behind Amani’s work. She often finds herself in a position of an outsider searching for a place where both her identities come together.

Her architecture background influences the way she collects data, plans and works. Her work aims to put behaviours and rituals that are often taken for granted under a magnifying lens. She explores themes of memory, tradition and consumer behaviour relevant to Kuwait and the Gulf region. In her interdisciplinary approach she aims to combine individual and collective narratives with symbols which are open to different cultural interpretations.