Sulafa Mohammed is an Emirati artist working with textile techniques and crocheting. Her practice draws inspiration from strategies of archiving and documentation, aiming to transform seemingly overlooked and insignificant details from daily life into meaningful artworks.

Exploring the intersection between craft, numbers and personal history, Sulafa's work captures fleeting and profound experiences. She is particularly drawn to the ephemeral—fading rituals, transient exchanges—a reflection of life's impermanence. This sensitivity is activated through a kind of embodied observation or what psychologists might call pareidolia: an impulse to perceive meaning in organic shapes and textures found on walls or the ground while walking. Such visual encounters often compel her to pause, take photographs, or initiate conversations with people in the area to uncover the layered stories behind what first appears accidental. These intuitive moments lead her to experiment with unconventional materials beyond yarn, pushing the boundaries of what one can accomplish with crochet and textile art by using copper, discarded textiles, and plastic bags. Through this expansive, experimental practice, she builds her own systems of making. Grounded in her upbringing in Dubai, a city defined by constant transformation, Sulafa’s practice holds space for the tension between permanence and change.

Sulafa is also the founder of 1604 Arts Space in Dubai, an independent artist-run space that is keen to support emerging local artists through exhibitions and public programs. She is currently pursuing an MFA from the School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC), USA, and has attended art courses in Germany and the UAE. She lives and works in Dubai, UAE.