Dala Nasser: Cemetery of Martyrs
Dala Nasser: Cemetery of Martyrs
KM21 proudly presents the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands by Dala Nasser (b. 1990, Lebanon). Her large-scale installation Cemetery of Martyrs transforms the museum space into a symbolic graveyard.
Although Nasser also integrates sound and sculpture into her work, her approach is like that of a painter: abstraction, fabric, pigments, and stretcher bars play a significant role. The installation includes a collection of charcoal prints depicting the graves of influential cultural figures (artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, historians, and journalists) from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and the United Kingdom, spanning the mid-nineteenth century to the present. They fought for independence and freedom in times of political dominance and occupation. An accompanying audio work will permeate through the installation, featuring a voice communicating between both realms of the living and the dead. Cemetery of Martyrs invites visitors into a collective space of mourning and remembrance, resistance and renewal.
Cemetery of Martyrs is produced and commissioned by Nottingham Contemporary in collaboration with KM21 and Peer Gallery, London, UK
KM21 proudly presents the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands by Dala Nasser (b. 1990, Lebanon). Her large-scale installation Cemetery of Martyrs transforms the museum space into a symbolic graveyard.
Although Nasser also integrates sound and sculpture into her work, her approach is like that of a painter: abstraction, fabric, pigments, and stretcher bars play a significant role. The installation includes a collection of charcoal prints depicting the graves of influential cultural figures (artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, historians, and journalists) from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and the United Kingdom, spanning the mid-nineteenth century to the present. They fought for independence and freedom in times of political dominance and occupation. An accompanying audio work will permeate through the installation, featuring a voice communicating between both realms of the living and the dead. Cemetery of Martyrs invites visitors into a collective space of mourning and remembrance, resistance and renewal.
Cemetery of Martyrs is produced and commissioned by Nottingham Contemporary in collaboration with KM21 and Peer Gallery, London, UK