Flight Series
Human flight, in particular, exists only in the realm of the impossible, and is brought to life through youthful imagination. This transformational act is reflective of my own desire to transform my artistic patterns, and acts as a mirror to my personal process of creation which is to shift from a focus on violence, politics, and war, to imagination, hope, and peace. The “Flight” series is an attempt to touch on issues that relate to the abnormal circumstances surrounding violence and survival, mobility and identity. In collaboration with my sister Tamara Abdul Hadi’s photography, our flying figures are positioned in the particular context of the current wave of uprisings and the call for change in the Middle East, in light of the obstacles that the youth must overcome to shape a brighter future.
The series is comprised of digital collages printed on canvas, and mixed-media paintings.
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PAINTINGS:
Rumanna (Grenade)
5’ by 14’ / 2011
Rumanna (Grendade) is a collaboration between sisters Tamara Abdul Hadi’s photography and Sundus Abdul Hadi’s multimedia painting. A narrative created from photographs of children from Iraq, Palestine, Egypt and Lebanon, this work draws on the experience of the children of our homelands. The exposure of our children and youth to the realities of war, occupation and corruption is highlighted in juxtaposition to their world of imagination.
A Question: “What is a rumanna?”
Rumanna is the same word in Arabic (and many other languages) for pomegranate and grenade.
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Majbooreen bil Amal (Forced Towards Hope)
3’ by 6’ / 2010
A collaboration with my sister Tamara Abdul Hadi, who’s photographs of the central figures grace the work. This is a piece about hope, imagination, and freedom. It can be set in Palestine, Iraq, or anywhere in the world where walls separate the people, and children must dream of a brighter future.
Here’s a short video I shot in Birzeit, Palestine, where I made and exhibited the painting during the Al-Mahatta Artist Residency program:
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UPrising
2.5’ by 5’ / 2011
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Brother (Akh)
3.5’ by 5’ / 2011
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3iz Al Insan fil Lisan
24” x 48” / 2012
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Water Your Roots
24” x 36” / 2012
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DIGITAL COLLAGES:
(Sizes variable)
Fly Over Egypt
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Ridwan Adhami x The Narcicyst
CLICK HERE to listen/watch “Fly Over Egypt” by The Narcicyst
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Baghdad (Only in Silence)
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Tamara Abdul Hadi
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Over Baghdad (Maktoob)
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Euphrates, Iraq
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Tamara Abdul Hadi
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Qurna, Iraq
The point where the Tigris and Euphrates meet and become Shatt Al Arab
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Tamara Abdul Hadi
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The Marshes, Iraq
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Tamara Abdul Hadi
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Golan, Syria
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Beirut
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Tamara Abdul Hadi
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Over Syria
Sundus Abdul Hadi x Tamara Abdul Hadi
