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Hani Zurob was born in Rafah, Gaza and now lives in Ramallah,
West Bank, where he teaches painting. In 2002 he was imprisoned
and tortured for several months without being charged by the
Israeli authorities. He faced a broad, erratic set of
accusations, and after a long and painful punishment he was
finally released without an apology. This painting tells the
story of his imprisonment, his dreams of life outside the prison
and his psychological war with his captors.
He was able to channel the experience into his artwork. His
installation, mimicking the setting of an interrogation scene,
next to other paintings together with a caged white bird, won
the A M Qattan Foundation Young Artist of the Year award in
2002. His work has also been shown in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Paris, Switzerland, Tokyo, Texas, San Francisco
and New York. Hani has had several solo exhibitions in Ramallah,
where he lives and works. In 2006, he was awarded a residency at
the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
Learn More About The Artist
http://www.reisereporter.org/reportage_zurob.htm
http://www.resistanceart.com/gallery_pages/hani_zurob.htm
http://linked222.free.fr/links_art.html
http://www.aljisser.org/art/hz.html
http://stationmuseum.com/Made_in_palestine-Hani_Zurob/zurob.html
Arabic Language
Untitled,
2001. Mixed media on linen, 13.5 x 12" |
