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TISHREEN تشرين
5 – 29 October 2019
Tishreen marks the season of harvest. A time when women in brightly embroidered dresses gather to pick the olive trees, a time when the land rewards its keepers.
This exhibition is a celebration of our ancestral connection to the land. It is a celebration of our traditional embroidered “Thoub” (dress), adorned with stitches which themselves are a reflection of the land, its vegetation, birds and animals. It is a reconstruction of tradition, a contemporary take on our visual identity…and a salute to the land and its people.
The exhibition features hand shaped & hammered metals (aluminum, brass and tin) as well as mixed work on paper.
About the Artist
Currently based in Amman/Jordan, Mo Rusan’s work revolves around the Middle East’s visual heritage, folk art and popular culture. Originally trained as a Graphic Designer in Beirut/Lebanon, Rusan has long since transitioned from the digital world into tangible forms of expression, incorporating inspiration from regional crafts and experimenting with techniques and materials.
