ORIENTALISM
Mohamed Abouelnaga ORIENTALISM 5 March to 31 March 2014 Mohamed Abouelnaga dismantles the collective and historical ‘Orientalism’, the western view of the Orient, to represent it in the female form, which was so often used in the traditional painting of the Orientalists. When viewing the Orientalist paintings of the nineteenth century, Abouelnaga felt he was […]
KOHL
KHOLOUD MOHAMMED ‘KOHL’ 7 May to 31 May 2014 Kholoud Mohammed’s first exhibition in Amman reflects the state of women in an ideal world where peace, confidence and beauty reign. The monochromatic works possess strength from their boldness in design and simplicity of the subjects’ poses. Reminiscent of traditional Japanese compositions, the hand drawn illustrations […]
7 PHOTOGRAPHERS IN JORDAN
THE PIXEL LIGHTBOX SOCIETY
DODI TABBAA THE PIXEL LIGHTBOX SOCIETY An experience with pixels and light 19 May to 2 June 2013 Under the patronage of HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan, Dodi Tabbaa’s latest exhibition uses the geometry of pixels, to create a luminous exhibition of prints that glow with almost neon shades of energy and enhanced color lighting […]
PAPER BOATS POSTER
Mohammed Al Shammarey PAPER BOATS 12 February to 10 March 2013 Mohammed Shammarey launches his latest exhibition ‘Paper Boats’ at Jacaranda Images with a multifaceted exhibition of prints, book art and video installation as part of the Institut Francais ‘Image Festival #3’. The reference to the paper boats extends beyond childhood games and dreams to […]
HOMAGE TO MAHMOUD DARWISH
MONA SAUDI & DIA BATAL HOMAGE TO MAHMOUD DARWISH 26 March to 14 April 2013 One of Arab’s foremost sculptors and printmaker, Mona Saudi, joins with her daughter, spatial designer Dia Batal for their first exhibition together at Jacaranda Images in Amman. To honour the memory of the late Mahmoud Darwish born in March 1942 […]
EAST BANK WEST BANK
CHARLOTTA SPARRE EAST BANK – WEST BANK 18 June to 7 July 2013 Through her photographs Charlotta Sparre shares her love and passion for the Middle East. Building on a technique of double exposed photographs, the combined pictures become both familiar and confusing. Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Majda Raad, 5% of sales from […]
CARVING SHADOWS
8 to 30 September 2013 Carving Shadows at Jacaranda Images is an exhibition of Atelier Uraiqat’s latest work exploring the relationship of geometry and design. It is a collection of objects that can equally be furniture, sculpture and art. The exhibition explores the possibilities of pattern and material and the effects of light and challenge […]
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM
AHMED KHALIDI ‘GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM’ 26 November to 15 December 2013 Ahmed Khalidi’s exhibition documents the journey of the artist from Palestine / Jordan to Australia and back again, confronting the dilemma of where to call home. In the form of mixed media paintings, the artist explores the idea of belonging […]
X RAY
RAFIK MAJZOUB X RAY 10 October to 31 October 2012 Rafik Majzoub landed like a tornado on the Beirut art scene in the mid 1990s, creating images that reflected the intellectual and political climate of then. Since then, Majzoub’s work continues to question and peel back the social veneers of society and himself, none more […]