MAMNOO3
SINA ATA MAMNOO3 FORBIDDEN 18 September to 7 October 2012 Sina Ata’s photographs capture the word ‘Mamnoo3’, taken in Beirut, Amman, Dubai, Ramallah and Cairo, are images now seen outside of their original context. While the word itself dictates to the viewer, once removed from its original context the interpretation takes on a broader meaning, […]
HANINE (NOSTALGIA)
HANINE (NOSTALGIA) Ghassan Ghaib with sculptures by Ahmed Al Bahrani 3 to 24 April 2012 From a generation that has witnessed two wars and carried the effects from reality to art, the latest exhibition by Ghassan Ghaib, ‘Hanine’ (Nostalgia), coincides with the launch of his book Wissadat Al Malak/The Angel’s Pillow, an artistic autobiography. With fellow […]
CIRQUE DU HABALEENO
Cirque du Habaleeno A gathering of misfits under the big top By Mike V. Derderian 3 to 20 July 2012 Mike V. Derderian has entertained a cult following of cartoon and fantasy aficionados in Amman for several years with everything from science fiction characters to satirical statements, under both his own name and the signature […]
A DREAM OF FOUR CITES
ABCD – A Dream of Four Cities Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus By Charlotta Sparre 13 to 31 March 2012 In this exhibition, Charlotta Sparre shares her love of four cities through her photographs. Building on the concept of a dream, a meeting of different realities, with pictures being combined, the results are both familiar and […]
FALL AND EXPULSION’ HOMAGE TO MICHELANGELO
Iyad Kan’aan ‘Fall and Expulsion’ Homage to Michelangelo 9 April to 30 April 2011 In Iyad Kan’aan’s latest work, he refers to an influential work from Michelangelo to create a contemporary analogy for the exploration of knowledge. The works show at Jacaranda Images from the 9th April. When he first observed the Sistine Chapel, especially […]
FOSSILS OF TIME AND LIGHT
Ammar Khammash ‘Fossils of Time and Light’ 8 March to 31 March 2011 Ammar Khammash is continuously curious of, and absorbed by his surroundings and its context in time. This collection of photographs of children bathing in a hot spring are more than a moment that has passed, they are evocative of the energy and […]
SAQAR
SAQ’R by Tariq Dajani A photographic exhibition of the Arabian Hunting Falcon Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein, an entirely new body of work by acclaimed Jordanian photographer Tariq Dajani will be unveiled for the first time at Jacaranda Images on September 20, 2011. The exhibition, ‘SAQR’, the Arabic word for […]
URBAN EXCHANGE
Karin Mayer and Ahmed Al Khalidi ‘URBAN EXCHANGE’ February 1 to 28, 2011 2 artists living in each others countries express their impressions of their respective cities with images from the street in the February exhibition, part of the ‘Festival of Alternative Arts’ at Jacaranda Images. Karin Mayer is an Australian living in Jordan while […]
WASAT AL BALAD DOWNTOWN
Mohammed Al Shammarey ‘WASAT AL BALAD / DOWNTOWN’ 17 January to 17 February 2011 In 1991 Mohammed Al Shammarey was not an occasional tourist passing through Amman, nor was he a local looking for a good bargain at wholesale shops wandering through the narrow alleys. His first step upon leaving Baghdad, seeking a direction to an obscure future, took him to Downtown […]
VOCABULARY OF SHAPE AND COLOUR
SALEH ABU SHINDI ‘VOCABULARY OF LINES AND COLOUR’ May 4 to 31, 2010 Saleh Abu Shindi has explored a range of styles and techniques over his artistic career spanning more than 50 years. In his more recent work from 2006 to 2008 he embraces colour and lets his emotions dictate the works. These predominantly small […]