In Arab culture, the term ‘tiger’s eye’ refers to a woman’s defiant and rebellious gaze – a woman who does not conform or abide by the rules set out by society. In her mixed-media photo-based project of the same name, Egyptian-born artist Heba Khalifa reclaims the term, and the female gaze, to empower and to heal from childhood trauma. In the project, which unfolds in different techniques such as photomontage, Khalifa revisits her childhood home through the family photo album, reconstructing and constructing painful and difficult memories from her past. Through the project, Khalifa also begins to heal from this trauma, accepting it as part of her and rebuilding her image. The evocative, moving collage image Wild belongs to this latter phase, where the artist begins to see herself again – a symbolic act of acceptance and reparation. The beautiful Tiger’s Eye is deeply personal and private journey but one that speaks widely to domestic violence and abuse suffered by women all over the world, and art’s potential role in healing. Khalifa is one of seven artists selected for the 2025 Louis Roederer Foundation Discovery Award 2025, presented in an exhibition at Espace Monoprix curated by César González-Aguirre until October, 2025.

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