طرس –Tterss
طرس -Tterss (Arabic: palimpsest) is a mixed-media collage project that reimagine Baghdad’s transformation—its peaks, declines, and latent possibilities. Through Alshaibi’s work, Baghdad becomes a site of physical presence and alternative visions—one that is "always mediated, annotated, and glimpsed through shifting thresholds.” — Sama Alshaibi
Archival materials by Rifat Chadirji appear courtesy of the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT.
Duplicates, 2024 Mixed media collage 77 x 107 cm
In Miniature, 2025 Mixed media collage 77 x 107 cm
Monument Free, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 77 cm
The Previous Draft, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 77 cm
Basrah Addendum, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Rules Errata, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Diachrony, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Ashura, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
One Country, 2025 Mixed media collage 77 x 107 cm
In Conversation, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 77 cm
Towers, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
The Nature of Fiction, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Flags, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Kodak Code, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Paper Monuments, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
Residue, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm
What Survives, 2025 Mixed media collage 57 x 76 cm