about
A curator, photographer & writer
London · UCL · Art History
MA Art History – Gallery and Museum Practice – University College London (UCL). While academic training gave me the tools to understand art’s contexts, it was years of travel that truly expanded my perspective. Exploring cities, museums, public spaces taught me that culture is best understood through lived experience.
motherhood
Being a mother to Aya
In recent years, another role has become central to who I am: being a mother to my daughter, Aya.
Motherhood has given me a new way of seeing the world—with greater curiosity, patience, and appreciation for the small details.
It has also influenced the way I experience art and culture, reminding me that discovery is shared across generations.
London, United Kingdom
latest writing
Recent thoughts & essays
Reflections on art, culture, and the places where they meet. Each piece is shaped by direct experience.
All writing →-
Nurtured back into existence – My first year in Istanbul
Nurtured Back Into Existence — Suhaila Mather Before I arrived in Istanbul, wars belonged to…
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Crafting Heritage: Building a Dhow on the Kenyan Coast
One of the most meaningful projects in my career took place in Lamu, Kenya, where…
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My Life as Aya’s Mother
The birth of my daughter, Aya, just three days before my thirty-eighth birthday, marked the…
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Street Art and Political Expression in Tophane
I am particularly drawn to public art and the ways it transforms the spaces we…
about
A curator, photographer & writer
London · UCL · Art History
MA Art History – Gallery and Museum Practice – University College London (UCL). While academic training gave me the tools to understand art’s contexts, it was years of travel that truly expanded my perspective. Exploring cities, museums, public spaces taught me that culture is best understood through lived experience.
motherhood
Being a mother to Aya
In recent years, another role has become central to who I am: being a mother to my daughter, Aya.
Motherhood has given me a new way of seeing the world—with greater curiosity, patience, and appreciation for the small details.
It has also influenced the way I experience art and culture, reminding me that discovery is shared across generations.
London, United Kingdom
latest writing
Recent thoughts & essays
Reflections on art, culture, and the places where they meet. Each piece is shaped by direct experience.
All writing →-
Nurtured back into existence – My first year in Istanbul
Nurtured Back Into Existence — Suhaila Mather Before I arrived in Istanbul, wars belonged to…
-
Crafting Heritage: Building a Dhow on the Kenyan Coast
One of the most meaningful projects in my career took place in Lamu, Kenya, where…
-
My Life as Aya’s Mother
The birth of my daughter, Aya, just three days before my thirty-eighth birthday, marked the…
-
Street Art and Political Expression in Tophane
I am particularly drawn to public art and the ways it transforms the spaces we…
about
A curator, photographer & writer
London · UCL · Art History
MA Art History – Gallery and Museum Practice – University College London (UCL). While academic training gave me the tools to understand art’s contexts, it was years of travel that truly expanded my perspective. Exploring cities, museums, public spaces taught me that culture is best understood through lived experience.
motherhood
Being a mother to Aya
In recent years, another role has become central to who I am: being a mother to my daughter, Aya.
Motherhood has given me a new way of seeing the world—with greater curiosity, patience, and appreciation for the small details.
It has also influenced the way I experience art and culture, reminding me that discovery is shared across generations.
London, United Kingdom
latest writing
Recent thoughts & essays
Reflections on art, culture, and the places where they meet. Each piece is shaped by direct experience.
All writing →-
Nurtured back into existence – My first year in Istanbul
Nurtured Back Into Existence — Suhaila Mather Before I arrived in Istanbul, wars belonged to…
-
Crafting Heritage: Building a Dhow on the Kenyan Coast
One of the most meaningful projects in my career took place in Lamu, Kenya, where…
-
My Life as Aya’s Mother
The birth of my daughter, Aya, just three days before my thirty-eighth birthday, marked the…
-
Street Art and Political Expression in Tophane
I am particularly drawn to public art and the ways it transforms the spaces we…