The main focus in Rula Omer’s work is of Libyan women, their traditional dress and recurring evil eye-warding symbols. Intertwining reality with fantasy, Omer embodies a celestial alter ego and characters who inhabit her transcendent portrayal of Libya. In وادي القمر و النجوم (Valley of the Moon and Stars) Omer inscribes her celestial alter ego on a Libyan dress.

Through her work, Omer reclaims art spaces typically dominated by western narratives, as viewers engage with an otherworldly Libya, beyond colonial, patriarchal and orientalist lenses.