Saddam Jumaily and Kholod Hawash are currently in the final month of their AR-Residency at AR-Saari/Saastamoinen Residency. Following this, they will continue their long-term AR-ICORN Residency for the rest of 2019 at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki.
Jumaily is a renowned Iraqi painter and sculptor who uses personal imagery and symbolism to convey issues of memory and nostalgia. For Jumaily, “painting is an opportunity to emote”, both giving a sense of meaning to the chaos that has pervaded his region for decades and a personal sense of belonging as the artist has experienced displacement following persecution in his own country.
Saddam Jumaily with a work in progress.
With the City of Helsinki becoming a member of the International City of Refuge Network (ICORN), one AR-Residency per year is designated as an AR-ICORN Residency, forming an integral part of AR-Safe Haven Helsinki’s longer-term-stay programme. This programme is curated by Perpetuum Mobile (PM) and funded by the Department of Culture and Leisure of the City of Helsinki.
Related on AR:
AR Resident – Saddam Jumaily
Welcoming Saddam Jumaily to AR Saari Residence/Saastamoinen Residency
Event: Panel talk at the World Village Festival—Saddam Jumaily and AR Co-founders
Saddam Jumaily: PM MOBILE Talk at Galleria Rankka
Participation in AR PAVILION HELSINKI – MASS MEMORY MACHINES
External Links:
www.saddamjumaily.net
Saddam Jumaily is an AR-ICORN Safe Haven Helsinki Resident hosted at AR-Hietsun Paviljonki. The AR-Network is curated by Perpetuum Mobile (PM), coordinated by the AR Secretariat and co-funded by Kone Foundation. AR-Safe Haven Helsinki is funded by the Department of Culture and Leisure of the City of Helsinki.
