The artist, Shaikha Al Mazrou, is an Emirati sculptor known for her bold works that explore tension, balance, and materiality. She lives and works in Dubai, where the University of Birmingham has a campus. Her art often plays with shape and colour, making strong industrial materials appear soft. Her work invites people to look closer and think differently about what they see.
Shaikha Al Mazrou said: “I am truly thrilled that Red Stack, a work first unveiled as part of Frieze Sculpture in Regent’s Park, London, will now find its permanent home at the University of Birmingham. This piece has always carried with it the energy of dialogue and encounter, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and experience form in space. To know that it will now live within an academic setting where ideas, curiosity, and engagement are constantly in motion feels especially meaningful. I look forward to Red Stack becoming part of the fabric of the university, sparking new ways of seeing and thinking for generations of students, faculty, and visitors alike.”