How to reappear
Through the quivering leaves of independent publishing. 2020, MMAG Foundation, Amman. Curated by Kayfa ta / Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis
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“Zero to Hero,” c. 2003-2019
Selection of publications, drawings, models, inkjet prints and research materials.
Courtesy of Sulieman Bakhit’s family.
Having published over two million comics read by over six million young people, Suleiman Bakhit (1978-2019) remains the largest publisher of comic books in the Arab world. His comics have been classified as text books by the Jordanian Ministry of Education and are distributed to hundreds of local schools. His publishing practice focused on countering violent extremism and pioneered the use of heroism as an antidote to fanaticism.
Exhibition view, Villa Abul Huda, MMAG Foundation.
© Photo: Lina Khalid
Through the quivering leaves of independent publishing. 2020, MMAG Foundation, Amman. Curated by Kayfa ta / Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis