Amera Elnaal
The Salt Ate Away Her Eyes
The Salt Ate Away Her Eyes is a documentary photography project that intimately traces the lives of the blind parents of artist Amera Elnaal, in Tripoli, Libya. It stems from her childhood practice of narrating the world to them—describing colours, films, and faces—offering them stories in place of sight.
Amera Elnaal The Salt Ate Away Her Eyes 2023-ongoing
Amera Elnaal The Salt Ate Away Her Eyes 2023-ongoing
Through quiet yet powerful scenes, she documents their daily rhythms and their resilience in the face of a world that has often ignored or misunderstood them.
This project moves between tenderness and hardship, between presence and erasure. It reclaims narrative through family archives, emotionally charged imagery, and a visual language rooted in care and remembrance.
The Salt Ate Away Her Eyes opens a window onto the beauty, injustice, and dignity that intertwine in the everyday lives of those who live unseen.
Location: Koepel District