Sherin Guirguis’s design for Sanctuary fills the plane of the rug with lush color, punctuated by stark geometric forms and sprawling rivulets of ink. Her deft blending of defined structure and unrestrained gesture—of formalism and unpredictability—showcases not only the multifarious imagery and techniques that shape her aesthetic but also the complexity, incongruity, and malleability that characterize the identities of displaced peoples. For Guirguis, disparate perspectives and inputs yield beauty, not conflict, generating something alchemical, wholly unique, and new.
