{"id":15108,"date":"2026-05-11T08:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/?post_type=exhibitions&#038;p=15108"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:09:51","slug":"the-hearts-desire","status":"publish","type":"exhibitions","link":"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/expositions\/the-hearts-desire\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart&#8217;s Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-exposition__wrapper\" >\n  <div class=\"intro-exposition container container--full is-white  is-overlay-white \"\n    style=\"--overlay: 0;  --bc-color: black;\">\n    <div class=\"intro-exposition__wrapper container container--large container--vspace\">\n        <div class=\"breadcrumb intro-exposition__breadcrumb\">\n    <span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"icon bc-sep\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"icon-svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/exhibitions\/\">Exhibitions<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"intro-exposition__inside container\">\n        <div class=\"intro-exposition__content\">\n          <small class=\"title-like\">Exhibition<\/small>\n          <div class=\"intro-exposition__titre h1 notag\">\n            <h1><\/h1>\n          <\/div>\n          <span class=\"intro-exposition__dates\">\n            \n          <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"intro-exposition__image img-cover img-full\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/web-the-hearts-desire.png\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"full-wysiwyg\"  id=\"intro\" >\n\t<div class=\"full-wysiwyg__inside container container--vspace container--md-boxed grid-infos-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infos full-wysiwyg__infos\">\n      <div class=\"infos__titre h2 notag\">\n      <h2>About the exhibition<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"reset-list infos__liste\">\n                  <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Dates<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            3 October 2026 &#8211; 12 September 2027\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Guest curator<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            Jessica Cerasi\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-wysiwyg__texte wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><span style=\"font-size: 30;\">The Heart&#8217;s Desire (Le d\u00e9sir du c\u0153ur)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/billetterie\/\">Booking<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/visit\/parking-and-transportation\/\">Access<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inaugurated on 28 September 2024, the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et de Culture Soufis MTO (MACS MTO) is the only museum in the world dedicated to the principles and artistic expressions of Sufism. A spiritual path within Islam, Sufism is explored at the museum through its universal values, embodied by a collection of artworks and objects spanning from the Achaemenid period to the present day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The museum is distinguished by its annual exhibitions, which bring contemporary artistic creation into dialogue with its Sufi collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth exhibition at the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et de Culture Soufis MTO, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Heart\u2019s Desire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, explores longing in all its forms, a felt sense that runs deeply through Sufi thought. Rather than something to suppress or overcome, this deeply human quality can become a creative force in artistic, emotional and spiritual realms. Bringing together new works by six artists in dialogue with the museum&#8217;s collection, the exhibition considers what it means to live with absence, to sustain hope across distance, and to allow longing to become a means of connection, transformation, and spiritual depth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe exhibition hopes to tap into something fundamental and deeply relatable: the perseverance and hopefulness of the human spirit, held within this state of yearning.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Jessica Cerasi, exhibition curator<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-424x600.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1-1188x1680.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-hearts-desire_affiche_enfr_300626-1.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>The concept of longing in Sufi tradition<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of longing (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shawq<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Arabic) permeates Sufi thought, notably through the poetry of R\u016bm\u012b, Ibn Arab\u012b and R\u0101bi\u02bfa al-\u02bfAdawiyya, as well as stories such as Leyli and Majn\u00fbn and the allegory of the Rose and the Nightingale. R\u016bm\u012b\u2019s parable of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ney<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the reed flute torn from its reed bed and yearning to return, personified in the opening verses of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masnavi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014illustrates the Sufi understanding of separation as the condition that awakens love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far from being a state of melancholy, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shawq<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is described by Sufi masters as a fire that consumes attachment and illusion, fuelling the quest for union with the Divine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Highlights from the collection<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanning the Achaemenid period to the present day, MACS MTO\u2019s permanent collection comprises more than 300 objects reflecting the artistic and cultural expressions of Sufism across the centuries. It includes sculptures and monumental works, ceramics, carpets, textiles, calligraphy, ancient manuscripts, as well as everyday objects imbued with meaning. Far from being limited to \u201cSufi objects\u201d in the historical or religious sense, the collection brings heritage, material culture and contemporary creation into dialogue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is from this collection that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Heart\u2019s Desire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> draws some of its key pieces, including a Qajar-period prayer tunic (19th century), embroidered with Qur\u2019anic verses, and a Safavid padlock (16th century), which resonates with the Sufi metaphor of the heart as a locked space that can only be accessed through inner transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because spiritual reflection cannot be reduced to objects alone, the exhibition is conceived as a sensory journey rather than a historical narrative. The objects are invited to \u201cspeak\u201d: the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kashk\u016bl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, canes and prayer beads become witnesses to an inner quest. Punctuated by sound and immersive installations accompanying visitors through the galleries, the exhibition privileges emotion and experience, creating an encounter that is both aesthetic and spiritual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, as a true living work within the collection, the garden and its central fountain extend this experience into a place of tranquillity, where nature and spirituality meet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Curator<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessica Cerasi is an independent curator and Head of Programme at the Bagri Foundation. Her recent exhibitions include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shezad Dawood:<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skin of Dreams<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation (2026) and the Saudi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2024. From 2020 to 2024, she worked as a curator on the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project, following key roles at the UK Government Art Collection,\u00a0 2019 Venice Biennale, and the Hayward Gallery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Artists : <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/rand-abdul-jabbar\/\">Rand Abdul Jabbar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/burcak-bingol\/\">Bur\u00e7ak Bing\u00f6l<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/sarah-brahim\/\">Sarah Brahim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/faissal-el-malak\/\">Faissal El-Malak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/han-mengyun\/\">Han Mengyun<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/haroon-mirza\/\">Haroon Mirza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curated by<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/jessica-cerasi\/\">Jessica Cerasi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container container--vspace container--md-boxed corner\"\n  >\n    <ul class=\"reset-list corner__grid\">\n          <li>\n          <span class=\"card-corner btn-wrapper\">\n\n  <span class=\"card-corner__image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-full img-cover anim-transform\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/musee-dart-et-de-culture-soufis-mto-vu-du-jardin-julienlbphotographyparis-1-600x400.jpg\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\" \/>\n      <\/span>\n  <span class=\"card-corner__content\">\n    <strong class=\"card-corner__title\">Visit the exhibition<\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n          <span class=\"smeetz-btn btn card-corner__smeetz btn--primary\">\n    <span class=\"smeetz-btn__code btn-notag\">\n          <!-- Start Smeetz Embed Code -->\r\n    \r\n    <a data-smtz-gid=\"19591\" data-smtz-wid=\"3654\"\r\n        \r\n      class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\r\n      onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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