Sherin Guirguis, Artist, Associate Professor of the Practice of Fine Art, USC Roski School of Art and DesignSherin Guirguis' work engages both formal and social concerns by juxtaposing the reductive Western language of minimalist aesthetics with that of Eastern ornamentation. The work attempts to problematize the history of decoration and ornamentation and its relationship with social structures, cultural identity and Women’s agency.