Dana Awartani – Standing by the Ruins
DANA AWARTANI
Standing by the Ruins
14 November, 2024 – 29 January, 2025
Sfeir-Semler Gallery Hamburg
hamburg
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The cloth is then torn and cut to follow the patterns of broken stones from images of destroyed sites circulating online. Tenderly darning each tear in the fabric, as if trying to seal a gaping wound, Awartani mourns these losses, and reckons with the effect of these violent events on our collective memory. Rather than making invisible repairs or decorative embroidery, as traditional darning would, she leaves discreet yet noticeable scars, testament to trauma and grief, but also to healing, recovery and hope.
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Let me mend your broken bones (Gaza), 2024, 27 x 36 cm each, Darning on medicinally dyed silk, Courtesy the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery