13/06/2026
Wildflowers are full of surprises. You don’t plan where they’ll appear or what they’ll look like when they do. One day there’s an empty patch of ground; the next, it’s filled with colour.
In her piece “Wild Flowers,” Valerie Browning (The Paint Pixie.. Artist UAE) captures a sense of spontaneity through a collage of hand-printed papers on canvas, reimagining a few blooms gathered on a walk and placed in a vase.
That feeling of unforeseen beauty echoes in these books:
The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam — a novel set in Afghanistan, which moves through the cost of decades of war and imperialism, following moments of love, loss, and unexpected human ties.
Latifa Al Haj’s (Latifa Al-Haj (لطيفة الحاج)) Arabic book takes readers on a poetic journey that moves through love, reflection, and the shifts of the heart across different seasons of life.
Like wildflowers blooming where they are least expected, these books show how purpose and connection can appear in life’s unexpected moments.
Both books are available at Kutubna’s bookshop in Nadd Al Hamar and on our website at kutubna.ae.
Visit us to experience the Collage Art Exhibition, which runs until August 31, 2026. We are open to the public daily from 10 am to 10 pm. Entry is free.
