The abject desire stems from the concept of social abjection which sees marginal groups outcasted through neo-liberalization yet kept within close proximity due to their viability as scapegoats within society.

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As such through sculptural approaches, Ifrah aims to uncover how the abject desire can be provoked within the liminal spaces of the bodily familiar. The works often take the forms of distorted appendages that reference skin and flesh like textures to encapsulate the disgust yet fascination
that is the abject.

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WORK/EXHIBITIONS

02/2026 - present
Artist in Residence, Warmth Residency, Ort Gallery

2026
Artist, Birmingham City Football Club, Summer 2026 Kit Campaign
Open Studios, Digbeth First Friday, Lombard Method

EXHIBITIONS
‘Girls Make The Dunya Go Round’, Dunya.Wav, CystersGroup And Bene Culture Mind Charity

2025
EXHIBITIONS

‘AGEM is Painted’, AGEM and Birmingham Mind Charity
‘Being Human’, Createspace

2023

‘BA Degree Show’, Birmingham School of Art
Personal ‘Afflictions II’, Night school, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham
‘Major Project’, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham
‘WIP’, Night school, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham
‘Personal Afflictions’, Steamhouse, Birmingham
‘Major Project’, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham

2022

‘Extending practice’, Night School, Birmingham School of Art
‘Eastside Project Market Values’, Rag Markets, Birmingham
‘Inner Trance’, Junk Galleries, Birmingham
‘45 Caprices’, Stryx, Birmingham

2021

‘Developing practice’, Night School, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham

PUBLICATIONS

2023

Commonplace Press

EDUCATION

2020-2023

BA Fine Art, Birmingham School of Art