Wafa Hourani

Artist

Biography

Born in Hebron in 1979, Palestinian artist Wafa Hourani has been working on what he calls his Future Cities Projects, the first manifestation of which, Qalandia 2047, was exhibited in the 2007 Thessaloniki Biennial and again in Disorientation II.

The artist has since made two further versions—Qalandia 2067 (2008) and Qalandia 2087 (2009)—all three being major installation works recreating in miniature the Palestinian refugee camp Qalandia one hundred years after significant dates in Palestinian history: 1947 the date of the establishment of the State of Israel, 1967 the occupation after the Arab-Israeli Six Day War, and 1987 the first Intifada. Qalandia is notorious as the site of the checkpoint dividing Ramallah and Jerusalem.

Hourani studied at the Ecole d’Art et de Cinéma of Tunis(1998-2001) and while he has worked with both film and photography, since 2006 photography has become a tool to use as a collaged element in his three dimensional works.

Hourani’s work has been shown in the Istanbul Biennial (2009), Disorientation II, Abu Dhabi (2009), Saatchi Gallery, London (2008), and the Thessaloniki Biennial (2007). Hourani currently lives and works in Ramallah.

October 2010

 

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