It Wasn't That At All. Saatchi Gallery commission 2019 in response to the blockbuster exhibition there of Tutankhamun's Treasure

Commissioned by Director of the Saatchi Gallery Philippa Adams, the 6 month show gave integrity to the gallery being host to the Treasure of Tutankhamun.
The contemporary art gallery at the time was in a state of flux: rumour had it the owner Charles Saatchi had sold the museum to a private equity firm for £1. Still run as a museum at the start of the exhibition the entire top floor was given to Daudy for a contemporary art show in response to the incredible treasure.

Daudy was assisted in her research by Professor Richard Parkinson of Oxford University and former head of the Egyptian department at the British Museum. Daudy was given her own PhD student to introduce her to Egyptian art, language, history and literature and the exhibition's integrity and critical acclaim can be credited to the kindness shown to Daudy by Parkinson and his colleagues and academic peers.

Daudy's exploration of the world of ancient Egypt led her to the exploration in her work of the human qualities that transcend time and circumstance: an interest in nature, love for ones family and children, questions about death and purpose in life, personal dignity and self expression.

This image of eyes is a montage of eye makeups Daudy made together with the makeup artist Emma O Byrne and ran alongside workshops and talks at the Saatchi which had lines going around the block. Videos of the eyes can be seen elsewhere on the website.

Also as part of the exhibition Daudy engaged in an interview/oral history project looking at the space between life and death, drawing an analogy between the embalming process in ancient Egypt and heart surgery in our contemporary society. She was invited to the Hammersmith Hospital to witness heart surgery https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/our-services/surgery/cardiothoracic-surgery.