Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Currently working at the Mosaic Rooms, A charity founded gallery in Earls Court, I am involved with the current exhibition everyday. The exhibition, "SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON" is a two part show involving young artists from Palestine.The artists involved are the winners of a biennial award organized by the Qattan Foundation. The international jury includes the artists Rajie Cook, Emily Jacir and Raeda Sa'adeh, also the writers Jean Fisher and Hassan Khader. At the moment it is a great experience where there is much to do and many people to talk to. It is a very positive environment to work in. The artwork mostly is concerning different aspects of the artists lives in Palestine. An example is Ayed Arafah, who indulges himself in the idea of water and the sea. From his high perch on the hills of the city Ramallah in the west bank, he sees the horizon of the sea on a clear day. His piece of art here "horizon" is a set of plastic bags containing azure blue water suspended at eye level. A sure indicator of the pleasures that the sea may hold juxtaposed with the impossibility of getting to that sea which is always going to be too far away.

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