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RIM AL BAHRANI Ceramist | Painter | Sculptress

Rim Albahrani (b.1995), was born in Amman, Jordan. From the early stages of her life, she was set on a vagabond life. Having lived with her Iraqi family in Yemen, Sweden, Qatar, and The United Kingdom, she was exposed to different cultures that shaped her. Art was introduced to her in her formative years by her artist parents. Her love of art and history made her pursue her undergraduate degree in History of Art followed by a graduate degree specialising in Modern and Contemporary Art. 

Upon graduation, Rim uncovered her interest in practicing art. As she struggled with her diaspora, she started to create based on the concept of home. The paintings and sculptures that she makes are centred around the categorical assumptions of identity and its association with the socially constructed concept "Home is identity". She uses houses of various shapes and arrangements to redress the notion that our identities are assigned and settled. For Rim, the construct of a house opens up the discussion of belonging and un-belonging to the older and younger generations with dislocated identities. This is why her art is built on abstract formations of cities and homes based on her memories and imaginations to challenge the concept - home is identity. Each ceramic piece is called a “Block House”. Historically a blockhouse is a small, strongly built structure used for defence against attack. “For me” Rim says, “the blockhouses are very much like our identities, specifically diasporic identities that are strong and defensive because of the pain of losing or leaving our homes. Their hollow-core continues to speak of the story of the void within” 

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Exhibition : From April 26th until May 6th

Opening Hours : From Tuesday to Saturday | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Venue : ART DISTRICT Gallery | Gouraud Street | Gemmayzeh