Sayma Hossain
Feb 27, 2025 - May 25, 2025
Ten Toes Down
Sayma Hossain, Ten Toes Down
Through weaving, Sayma Hossain explores themes of transformation, sustainability, and the power of resilience, offering a visual representation of life's continual ebb and flow, and humanity's ability to reshape and reimagine the world around us. Plastic, often discarded and overlooked, is transformed in her work into something new, holding within it both the remnants of its past and the potential for reinvention. The resilience of plastic mirrors the cyclical nature of the human experience and reincarnation, where what seems to be an end is always the beginning of something else.
Bios
Sayma Hossain
Sayma Hossain she/they (B.1992 Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a textile installation artist who navigates with found objects, unorthodox quilt making, and tapestry weavings. Her practice revolves around repurposing textiles or using discarded items and applying traditional techniques to the materials. Growing up at the cultural intersection of Bangladesh and the American South, her work reflects on highlighting labor laws in fast fashion, mental health in the South Asian diaspora, and idiosyncrasies on food waste.
She received her BFA in Studio Arts with a concentration in Textile Design at
Georgia State University in 2016.
She has exhibited in the South and has public installations across the Southeast;
some clients are Patagonia, Emory x Midtown Alliance, Dashboard and Orange
Barrel Media.
She's currently based in Atlanta, GA.
Location
Atrium
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