The Sky ‘After the Last Sky’

The Sky ‘After the Last Sky’

Mohammed Al Hawajri (artist); Dina Mattar (artist)
Moderator: Faris Shomali (Researcher and archivist)
 

Mahmoud Darwish asked: ‘Where should the birds fly after the last sky?.’ Responding to this rhetorical query, Edward Said argued that the last sky is not a place but rather a foundational condition of being Palestinian. In this conversation, artists Mohammed Al Hawajri and Dina Mattar consider their participation in Sharjah Biennial 16 as a family, reflecting on their life an artist-couple during the never-ending and annihilating violence, full of hopes and dreams. 
 

7 March 2025

10:40 pm–11:10 pm

Al Qasimiyah School

Al Qasimiyah, Sharjah