Idiosyncrasy is found in the in-between world, a superimposed refuge made from what was stolen, where forbidden knowledge of one’s own reality is discovered.

Located at the border between Egypt and Sudan, an arid, rocky desert at the intersection of disputed colonial borderlines, the architecture is a place of temporary settlement and pilgrimage for Egyptian and Sudanese women, stolen of their literacy. Alongside their study, they work amongst the light gardens, which harvest solar energy and nurture newly fertile land. The women subvert the inherently male notion of Arab wisdom with ancient earth-wisdom, utilising the ground, water, wind and sun to cultivate shelter and sustainable peace across borders – shadow being the key protagonist.