The Sunken Gaze

With Jumana Emil Abboud

Ages 17+

In English 

What does it mean to be part of a landscape? Join artist Jumana Emil Abboud in exploring our relationship with our immediate surroundings, using mirrors, gestures and collective actions. 

We will first take a bus from the Photography Gallery to Sharjah’s Central Souq, where we will observe and engage with the surrounding environment. When we return to the gallery, we will build on insights from the souq to question what it might mean to find, or abandon, the true heart of a place. This workshop encourages repeated acts of looking as a means of revealing the shifting boundaries between the body and the land, the familiar and the unfamiliar. 

Designed for creatives at all levels, this session is free, and materials are provided.

Sharjah Art Foundation is committed to making its programmes inclusive and accessible. You can arrange for any support you need through the registration form.

For more information, email learning@sharjahart.org or call (06) 568 8800.

About the Jumana Emil Aboud

Jumana Emil Abboud uses her multidisciplinary practice to explore cultural memory, lore and relation with the more-than-human. The artist has presented her works at institutions such as de Appel, Documenta and Jameel Art Centre, as well as at biennials in Diriyah, Sydney, Venice, Qalandiya, Istanbul and Sharjah.  She is currently based in London.