A Spatial Practice
Working Between
The Boundaries Of
Art + Architecture
SPATIAL SENSE IS A SPATIAL PRACTICE OPERATING BETWEEN ART AND ARCHITECTURE. THE PRACTICE EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF SPACE, AND HOW SPATIAL CONDITIONS SHAPE PERCEPTION, EMOTION, BEHAVIOR, AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO IDENTITY AND PLACE.
WORKING ACROSS ARCHITECTURE, SCENOGRAPHY, INSTALLATION, SPATIAL EXPERIMENTATION, AND RESEARCH, SPATIAL SENSE DEVELOPS PROJECTS THAT RESPOND TO CONTEXT AND MOVE FLUIDLY ACROSS ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, AND PUBLIC SETTINGS.
THE PRACTICE IS LED BY ARTIST AND SPATIAL EXPERIENCE DESIGNER FATEMA ALQASEER (B. 1987) AND IS BASED IN DUBAI, U.A.E.
Wall with light
Installation, 2024
A surface draws the gaze beyond itself, towards the vernacular of past Emirati life. The work reframes the familiar, bringing attention to the architecture and surroundings of Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood.
Installed at House 200, Al Shindagha, Dubai.
Completed
Forgetting Arabic Poetry
RESEARCH – ARCHITECTURE, 2024
A public space that spatializes the art form of Arabic poetry. What might it feel like to move through a poem? The research looks to classical Arabic poetry, its structure, rhythm, language, and making and explores how these qualities might be translated into a built environment.
Forgetting Arabic Poetry is conceived as a moment of pause: a space for reflection and meaning within the fast pace of a supermodern life.
In progress
Al Matla’a
RESEARCH – INSTALLATION, 2025
Two hours from the city, you arrive at the threshold between the urban environment and the deep desert. We turn our attention to these in-between landscapes, seeking primordial spatial conditions and origins that can inform the distinctions and decisions of our supermodern future.
Al Matla’a, an Arabic word meaning “the beginning” or “the first sight,” explores these landscapes through light and viewpoints that frame what is already there.
In Developement
Passing Shadow
INSTALLATION, 2026
A single slow-moving shadow gradually fills the space, creating an environment where shadow becomes a metaphor for forgetting. Light and calligraphy cut through the darkness, representing remembrance through cultural connection.
The installation is set within the courtyard of a historic house in Al Shindagha, Dubai, a courtyard that stands as a witness to time, change, and shifting culture.
January 2026