Went to the Closing Night of an art exhibition - Made in Palestine. Serveral times I was moved to the brink of tears only to be rescued by the strength and determination shown in some of the artworks. Two of them were particularly striking – one was an installation of chocolate silkscreen on glass, titled Blindfolded History by Rana Bishara. I was fixated on this installation, it was at once haunting and transient - snapshots of history and events frozen in time, suspended (literally, in midair) casting shadows reminiscing fragmented past and shattered lives but shadows etched into memory, leaving indelible bloodstained marks.
The second of my favorite is titled Jenin by Abdel Rahmen Al Muzayen; this is a series of prints that I went to for refuge when the emotion became too overwhelming. The medium is ink on paper; not the type of medium that I would usually notice, but the art itself is so embracing that one can’t help but be drawn to it like a child to mother’s bosom. It would be hard for me to describe the symbolism so it is best for you to look it up and see for yourself. They were the most sanguine artworks that I have seen; the defiant optimism in the face of senseless destruction brings such astonishing hope that it is almost euphoric.
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