Christina de Korte

Fellow artists from Utrecht who have international plans: On Tuesday 22 September from 3.30 to 4.30 pm, @kfhein organises an information session on their travel grant 'Grensverlegger' Together with three other artists who received the grant in 2026, I will give a brief talk about my experiences in Egypt. At the beginning of this year, I organised a five-day workshop, including a mural, around the theme of the Egyptian textile technique khayamiya for children in the Mamluk Desert, in collaboration with @masq.hub, @archinosarchitecture, and @duco.eg. For more information see: https://kfhein.nl/agenda/22-09-2026/informatiebijeenkomst-grensverlegger-2026 Photo by @adham.naeem

Fayoum Finds 1 Gouache on paper (320 g/m2) - 30 x 42 cm - 2025 - €450

Dutch summer: from Friesland to Zeeland 1 H. Franciscusbasiliek, Bolsward During @tsjerkepaad, religious buildings throughout Friesland open their doors to visitors 2 Lunch at @mevrouwdemolenaar with @_marieke2002, Witmarsum 3 – 4 Summer markets in Zeeland 6-7 @museumhindeloopen1919 displays, among others, Hindeloopen painting on woodwork and traditional clothing 8 @jodedezevende in Zoutelande 9 Fig season 10 Fries on the beach

Saw this painting from 2022 in its home 💛

During the ‘Sunday lecture: Khayamiya from Cairo, Egypt’ at @textileresearchcentre earlier this month, various visitors were excited to dive further into the technique. So there is a new date for a second Khayamiya Study Day at the TRC: 12 February 2027. Today was the last day of the khayamiya exhibition, but I will surely show the most intriguing khayamia pieces from the TRC collection during this study day! Find more information and register via this link: https://trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/en/home/87-activities/courses-and-workshops

New work 💚 Siwa Series 8 Gouache on paper (320 g/m2) - 30 x 42 cm - €450

A lot of developments are going on at the same time as I am continuously working on combining my artistic and academic practices, but for now, time to share this new work based on an embroidered textile from Sinai that I encountered in Fayoum, Egypt: Fayoum Finds 3 Gouache on paper (320 g/m2) - 30 x 42 cm - €450

Sunday lecture: Khayamiya from Cairo, Egypt at @textileresearchcentre On 19 July 2026, I will give a lecture on my research on the Egyptian textile technique khayamiya, surrounded by the current TRC exhibition ‘Khayamiya: Egyptian appliqués from the Street of the Tentmakers’ that I co-curated with curator Augusta de Gunzbourg (@augustadgz) Find more information and register via this link: https://trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/en/inspiration/sunday-lectures/22-march-2026-khayamiya Photo: Ramadan store, Cairo, 2025

Back in the studio: another translation of an embroidered piece of a dress from Sinai that I found in Fayoum, Egypt

Current state of my table after finishing various deadlines, about which I hope to soon share more!

A throwback to the beginning of this year, when I organized a five-day workshop about the Egyptian textile technique khayamiya - in collaboration with @masq.hub, @archinosarchitecture, and @duco.eg, and with the financial support from @kfhein. Videographer @adham.naeem from @duco.eg documented every step and made this video - including the work of Egyptian artist @engyalgarf.art

During the NGG Spring meeting 2026 of the Dutch Association of the Study of Religion (NGG) on May 1, the Cornelis Tiele MA Thesis Award was presented. Joëlle Kraaijeveld (with her research on communal trauma memory transmission in early Christian North Africa) won first prize, I received second prize (for my research on khayamiya), and Arjen Spijker received third prize (with his research on Catholic anti-Protestant rhetoric on TikTok).

Repost from the @textileresearchcentre: Opening Khayamiya exhibition at the TRC, 11 May. H.E. Mr Emad Magdy Hanna Kamel, Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands, has opened the first exhibition in the TRC's new premises along the Boerhaavelaan in Leiden. Some forty people attended the event, with old and new friends. For a brief blog about the opening, written by Gillian Vogelsang, Director of the TRC, you can click here: https://lnkd.in/epVvgU-Q Photo 1 (with co-curator @augustadgz) + 6 by @reinsuniverse Photo 2-5 by Flora Kovacs Wester

On 11 May 2026, the exhibition ‘Khayamiya: Egyptian appliqués from the Street of the Tentmakers’ that I co-curated with curator Augusta de Gunzbourg (@augustadgz) will open at the @textileresearchcentre in Leiden - showing pieces from their beautiful and rich khayamiya collection. The exhibition will be officially opened by H.E. Mr. Emad Magdy Hanna Kamel, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to The Hague. The doors will open at 15:30, and the event will start at 16:00. Please find the full program (including a talk on my experiences with khayamiya) and registration via this link: https://trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/en/202-news/latest-news/1829-opening-khayamiya-from-the-street-of-tentmakers

Surrounded by khayamiya pieces from the @textileresearchcentre's collection, I organized a study day on khayamiya on April 3rd—to an enthusiastic group of participants, all with their own textile speciality and stories. I gave a talk on khayamiya, we had a close look at the TRC collection, and ended the day by learning the basic stitches of khayamiya.

On 14 March, I gave a lecture on ‘Colors and Patterns: Art, Textiles and Religion’ (including my artistic and academic practice) in @museumdelakenhal during the first edition of the Textile Inspiration Day, organized by the @stofbond 🧡 Photo by @mari_ann

Since the end of 2025, I have been working as a part-time librarian at @bibliotheekutrecht. Working as a visual artist and researcher can be quite individual at times; while this work allows me to meet the widest variety of people and learn about different neighborhoods in Utrecht, as I work at various locations. As a book lover with a home that is almost a small library, it is wonderful to work the whole day with books: from children who are just starting to learn to read to collecting reservations for fervent readers. A few weeks ago, I visited the Cairo International Book Fair and collected a pile of Arabic children's books for the library, including books on Ramadan—aside from exciting additions for my own research.

Back in the Netherlands after having an extremely inspiring, moving, and wonderful experience of organizing a five-day workshop around the theme of the Egyptian textile technique khayamiya for children in the Mamluk Desert, including a mural. Soon I will share more detailed information and documentation about the project, but for now, some snapshots from the last week when I finished the mural. I want to thank @masq.hub, @archinosarchitecture, and @duco.eg for working together and their support, @nadadarweshs for her assistance during the workshop days, @adham.naeem for his help with the mural and documentation, and everyone who passed by during the process! Last but not least, I want to thank @kfhein, as this project would not have happened without their financial support. Photo 1 by @sarahhhanis_ Photo 2 by @adham.naeem Photo 4+5 by @nancyt.radwan

At the moment, I am in Cairo working on a project in collaboration with @masq.hub, @archinosarchitecture, and @duco.eg. During the children's winter camp @masq.hub in the Mamluk Desert, I organize a five-day workshop around the theme of the Egyptian textile technique khayamiya. The first day, we talked about khayamiya, and the children drew their own design (photo 1-6). On the second day, we started to paint the mural together (photo 7-8). Many more photos will follow, but I am just too excited not to share some snapshots yet of these first two days. The whole process is being documented in great detail by @adham.naeem from @duco.eg. This project was not possible without the 'Grensverlegger' grant from @kfhein Photo 1-7 by @nadadarweshs Photo 8 by @adham.naeem

While it is freezing in the Netherlands, I am preparing the mural and the workshop that I will give at the end of January during the winter camp in the Mamluk Desert in Cairo, organized by the Sultan Foundation, @masq.hub, and @archinosarchitecture. The theme of the winter camp is ‘Patterns of the Desert’, and I will create a mural—together with the children—based on my research of the Egyptian textile technique khayamiya. I am truly looking forward to this project and will post updates on the progress. This project is supported by the 'Grensverlegger' grant from @kfhein