In the Heart of Another Country
Works of the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection, 28 October 2022 - 12 March 2023, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany. Curator: Omar Kholeif. Over 140 artworks by 61 artists.
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(* 1971 Mardin, Turkey. Lives in Istanbul, Turkey.)
From left to right:
Mini Faris. 2016
Sculpture (3D print processed by hand)
Sculpture height 24 cm; plexiglass diameter 40 cm
Mohammed Ahmed Faris, Portrait #1. 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas Frame, LED neon light
80 x 105 x 6 cm
Muhammed Ahmed Faris with Friends #2. 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas Frame, LED neon light
65.5 x 39.5 x 6 cm
Stamp #2. 2016
Silkscreen on canvas (framed)
55 x 75 x 6 cm
As Syria’s first and only cosmonaut, Muhammed Ahmed Faris travelled to space with a Soviet team in 1987. A former national hero and current opponent of the regime, Faris now lives as a refugee in Istanbul.
© Photos: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
Works of the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection, 28 October 2022 - 12 March 2023, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany. Curator: Omar Kholeif. Over 140 artworks by 61 artists.