Published : 27-10-2017
From the Diaspora and in the backyard of the Uddevalla Museum in Sweden, Palestinian Plastics artist “Emad Rashdan” held his exhibition on the 14th of October, as part of the expanded events of the “Biennial Gothenburg” The International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, which is held every two years in the Swedish city Gothenburg.
On the exhibition, his participation and its importance, the artist Emad Rashdan said in a statement to the Action Group: “My participation in this exhibition is the most important to me on the professional level and a new experience that has added a lot to me.” This event that was held outdoors, I considered a show more than an exhibition. It takes its importance from its invitation of others to accept and to renounce the political exploitation of religion and identity, as well as the interactive activity and direct dialogue between the artist and the audience. They added colorful strips to the sculptures, where they wrote their messages directly and without any hesitation.
Rashdan added: “In my project titled Tales of the Earth ... Tales of Heaven, I tried to portray the close human interdependence and making the differences a base for building harmonies. This was obvious in the titles of the 12 tales - sculptures - that I participated in: The Flood, The Departure, Lost, the sacrifices that were inspired by the daily tragedies such as Immigration, Loss, war crimes in comparison to the daily events, in addition to the stock of knowledge about religion and mythology.”
Last year, Rashdan taught in the Sinclair Academy of Art as an assistant professor for the subject of arts and belonged to the artists' cooperatives in Sweden. In February, he participated in a workshop organized by the Palestinian artist “Ghassan Al-Saadi” at the Virserum Arts Center with the involvement of Palestinian artists from Syria. In March 2017, he held his art exhibition "Tales of Silence" in the Wit Bruce halls in Uddevalla.
Rashdan, who moved to Sweden and the end of 2014 due to the ongoing war in Syria, resumed practicing his art (drawing and sculpture) because of the support and facilitation of the institutions concerned with cultural affairs in the municipality and the region, as well as the encouragement and support of his Swedish artists friends, according to him.
The Palestinian artist “Emad Rashdan” was born in in Damascus in 1968, to a Palestinian family that was displaced from Al-Nasra city in 1948. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts - Department of Sculpture - in Damascus in 1992. He is also a member of the General Union of Palestinian Plastic Artists and a member of the General Union of Syrian Artists. Rashdan participated in the first and second Forums of Hope for Young Sculptors 1998-1999, took part in the Jolan Art Forum and engaged in the collective exhibitions of the Culture Association, the Art Syndicate and the Union of Palestinian Artists.
From the Diaspora and in the backyard of the Uddevalla Museum in Sweden, Palestinian Plastics artist “Emad Rashdan” held his exhibition on the 14th of October, as part of the expanded events of the “Biennial Gothenburg” The International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, which is held every two years in the Swedish city Gothenburg.
On the exhibition, his participation and its importance, the artist Emad Rashdan said in a statement to the Action Group: “My participation in this exhibition is the most important to me on the professional level and a new experience that has added a lot to me.” This event that was held outdoors, I considered a show more than an exhibition. It takes its importance from its invitation of others to accept and to renounce the political exploitation of religion and identity, as well as the interactive activity and direct dialogue between the artist and the audience. They added colorful strips to the sculptures, where they wrote their messages directly and without any hesitation.
Rashdan added: “In my project titled Tales of the Earth ... Tales of Heaven, I tried to portray the close human interdependence and making the differences a base for building harmonies. This was obvious in the titles of the 12 tales - sculptures - that I participated in: The Flood, The Departure, Lost, the sacrifices that were inspired by the daily tragedies such as Immigration, Loss, war crimes in comparison to the daily events, in addition to the stock of knowledge about religion and mythology.”
Last year, Rashdan taught in the Sinclair Academy of Art as an assistant professor for the subject of arts and belonged to the artists' cooperatives in Sweden. In February, he participated in a workshop organized by the Palestinian artist “Ghassan Al-Saadi” at the Virserum Arts Center with the involvement of Palestinian artists from Syria. In March 2017, he held his art exhibition "Tales of Silence" in the Wit Bruce halls in Uddevalla.
Rashdan, who moved to Sweden and the end of 2014 due to the ongoing war in Syria, resumed practicing his art (drawing and sculpture) because of the support and facilitation of the institutions concerned with cultural affairs in the municipality and the region, as well as the encouragement and support of his Swedish artists friends, according to him.
The Palestinian artist “Emad Rashdan” was born in in Damascus in 1968, to a Palestinian family that was displaced from Al-Nasra city in 1948. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts - Department of Sculpture - in Damascus in 1992. He is also a member of the General Union of Palestinian Plastic Artists and a member of the General Union of Syrian Artists. Rashdan participated in the first and second Forums of Hope for Young Sculptors 1998-1999, took part in the Jolan Art Forum and engaged in the collective exhibitions of the Culture Association, the Art Syndicate and the Union of Palestinian Artists.
