PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents Zahra Almajidi at Season Fair as an extension of her debut solo exhibition on view during Detroit Month of Design 2026.
On view during Detroit Month of Design by PLAYGROUND DETROIT, Casting The Net is Zahra Almajidi’s debut solo exhibition that flows between the spaces of constructed memory and contradictory materiality. Employing both analog and digital fabrication methods, the fine artist and metalsmith’s exhibition utilizes jewelry, digital prints, and design objects to envision a future that asks:
How does one build upon the craft and design traditions of their ancestors to forge a connection to their displaced culture?
This question manifests into a colorful figurative and ornamental visual language that transforms space, adorned with design objects inspired by the imagery in the Marsh Arab rugs and other culturally specific craft objects, into a site of confrontation. The exhibition functions as a speculative act of world-building—rather than focusing on a past that has been systematically erased, Casting The Net insists on projecting into a future that both references and expands upon this dying craft and material culture.
Season Contemporary is a Detroit-based nonprofit art fair and cultural initiative focused on building market infrastructure for artists, galleries, and cultural workers. Founded and directed by Amani Olu, Season approaches cultural development through the demand side of the art ecosystem — expanding opportunities for sales, visibility, and professional growth
ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 11-13TH 2026 AT THE SHEPHERD
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Zahra Almajidi is a visual artist raised and based in Detroit, Michigan. Her work explores the ways in which objects and adornment allow displaced people to continue to uphold and practice their craft traditions while living in the diaspora.
She is a 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship recipient, powered by Gilbert Family Foundation.
