Tangerine dreams

This summer, Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present Tangerine dreams, a collective exhibition centered on the color orange. Occupying a unique space between intensity and comfort, orange embodies both vitality and reflection. Associated with sunlight, fire, ripened fruit, and shifting horizons, the color carries a rich spectrum of meanings that traverse cultures, histories, and emotional states. At times radiant and celebratory, at others contemplative or nostalgic, orange becomes a vehicle through which artists explore memory, landscape, identity, and transformation. Throughout the exhibition, the color appears in varied forms, guiding viewers through moments of energy and stillness while revealing its ability to shape perception and mood. Tangerine dreams highlights how a single hue can forge unexpected connections across artistic practices, generations, and geographies, transforming the gallery into a space of warmth, resonance, and discovery. Accompanying the exhibition is the poem Oranges by Roisin Kelly, which we felt closely aligned with the works on display. In it, the act of carefully choosing an orange at a fruit stall becomes a metaphor for choosing a lover. The poem frames love as something physical and intuitive, rooted in touch, smell, and instinct, while also suggesting that intimacy is both reverent and consuming, leaving behind a lingering emotional trace.