Resilience and Remembrance
Mey Seifan / Tanween company & slowfuture
Heba Y. Amin and Maeve Brennan have unfortunately withdrawn their participation in the festival. More information here.
- Exhibition
In addition to the stage programme of “Patterns for Life”, works by the artists Heba Y. Amin, Maeve Brennan and Mey Seifan / Tanween company & slowfuture will be on display. In their works, the artists reflect diverse perspectives on political and social issues associated with flight and homeland. They explore the effects of geopolitical changes on an individual and collective level as well as the personal stories and emotions that accompany them.
“Operation Sunken Sea” (2018 – ongoing) by Heba Y. Amin is a multifaceted research project that responds to the current political uncertainty in Europe, the unrest and collapse of nation states in the Middle East and the neoliberal failure of globalisation in Africa. Heba Y. Amin examines the transformation of territorial constructs, their impact on new geopolitical alliances and global politics. “Operation Sunken Sea” imitates the language of fascist regimes and encourages the creation of a new vision for Africa and the Middle East. It draws attention to what could be achieved by and for those who have been most affected by the wars for oil, resources and power over the last 100 years. The sculpture “Visions of the Sea I” (2018) and the photograph “The Master's Tools I (Restaging of Herman Soergel's Portrait)” (2018) from the project will be presented as part of “Patterns for Life”.
In her VR installation “How Am I Here?” (2023), Mey Seifan explores the dreams of refugees and traumatised people and their feelings about a possible return. Click here for further information on the project “How am I here?”.
“The Embroiderers” (2016) by Maeve Brennan documents the stories of six women working with Palestinian embroidery today: Umm Ibrahim (Amman, Jordan); Wahiba Mohammad Ali Tawafsha (Sinjil, Palestine); Raja Sabri el-Zeer (Salfit, Palestine); Suhair Odeh (Dheisheh Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine); Nawal Mahmoud (Saida, Lebanon) and Maryam Malakha Abu Laban (Amman, Jordan). Through personal accounts, the film explores the significance of this intimate and deeply political material and how it continues to give form to ideas of Palestinian heritage, history, labour and resistance. The film returns throughout to Umm Ibrahim’s hands turning the pages of a book of Palestinian embroidery designs. Every set of designs denotes a different town with its own unique colours and motifs, conjuring the landscape of Palestine with each stitch.
Dates
Past
Notes:
Artist Talk with Mey Seifan & Basel Naouri: 29.6., 18:30
Credits
“Operation Sunken Sea”: Courtesy: Zilberman Istanbul | Berlin | Miami. “How Am I Here?”: Funded by: The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR programme [tanz:digital funding programme] of Dachverband Tanz Deutschland, ITI Zentrum Deutschland, Ettijahat - Independent Culture, D-CAF / Orient Productions. “The Embroiderers”: A work commissioned by The Palestinian Museum (Birzeit). “Patterns for Life” is a festival of HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Capital Cultural Fund.
Location
HAU2 Studio
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. (in Großbeerenstraße). Wheelchair ramp and lift available. Handicapped accessible restroom facilities are available. Advance notification advised via service@hebbel-am-ufer.de.
