I was at an art exhibition at An-Najah University and was especially moved by the work of a local artist called Sereen Hamdan. I was impressed with her use of imagery in particular in depicting some of the issues facing modern-day Palestine.
She agreed for me to take photos of some of her pieces and post them on this blog. She’s really keen to get any feedback on her work, so if you have two minutes to post a comment she (and I) would really appreciate it.
She told me a little about her thoughts when producing certain pieces, but I think the images can speak for themselves.
4 comments:
Very impressive and quite thought provoking - I look forward to hearing a little about them. I am particularly taken by the womb of the world, which is close to an image I have of 'time'.
I wonder if the other creativity you mentioned contained any specific symbols pertinent to the conflict?
These are deeply moving - and disturbing - images ... moving in the sense of the depth of emotion they stir, and disturbing, because they are a challenge to my peaceful, distant, western security. They all portray people, from pre-birth onwards, and the emotions on the faces and body-language of these people say it all. It's people who are affected and people who matter. We have to remember that systems, groupings, nations, and the like are all made up of individual people. Maybe if we pondered that a bit more, then the groupings might act differently. Thanks for sharing the pictures ... very special.
Finally had the time to catch up with your blog. It sounds like you are having an amazing time. Glad the classes are going well. I found the artwork very haunting, they are beautiful pieces though. Looking forward to your next update. Stay safe. xxx
Further comments posted to me:
"The paintings you posted were very moving. The two I was struck by most were the one of the hands reaching up to thye lady's face and the one of the man in the room staring out. They really convey very strongly a feeling of being trapped, isolated and oppressed. Sometimes it's easier to prtray that in pictures which is very powerful. I can't imagine how that would feel. It really makes you think twice about moaning about the mundane things in life which really don't matter in the grand scheme of things."
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