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Osama Abu Sitta
SERVICE
6-31 December 2023
Opening 6 December 2023 at 6pm
Jacaranda Images is proud and excited to host artist Osama Abu Sitta’s first exhibition titled ‘’SERVICE’’ where he captures a particular architectural vernacular that defines Amman, observed from his ‘service’ journeys.
The “service” denotes the popular mode of transportation that has served Amman and many cities around Jordan for decades. It is a well-established system that has worked as a public transport option when life was simpler and Amman was less inhabited. With the routes defined and advertised on the door of the vehicles, the system remains relevant today in amongst the yellow cabs, rideshares and rapid buses.
Osama Abu Sitta had used “Service” as a youth to commute to school and visit friends in all areas of Amman in the 1970s. After 40 years abroad, nostalgia and curiosity invited him to travel the familiar routes again. Upon his return to Amman after forty years abroad he was curious and nostalgic about “Service”. Observing the built environment on these journeys, the character of Amman emerged – modest and grand houses, mosques, churches and residential buildings. These works are his impressions of some of the notable spots he observed that exemplify the style of architecture that is difficult to convey other than through his delightful pastels. Capturing the light and the essence of early Amman, the images will evoke a touch of nostalgia and hopefully the desire to try a ‘service’ for oneself – to truly see the city.
Artist Osama Abu Sitta will be donating all proceeds of this exhibition to Gaza through the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organizations (JCHO)
Osama Abu Sitta
…is a civil engineer by education, a collector of contemporary Arab art, and an art lover in general. He started painting and drawing in his youth, but only been able to develop his skills upon retirement. Jordan and Amman in particular have been a source of inspiration for his urban scenes and landscapes.
