About the Exhibition

This exhibition explores ideas of home, delving into the meaning of place and home in an age of forced migration and immigration – of home as an internal orientation where the idea of belonging to a place may no longer exist. The artist is interested in creating artwork that examines the significance of involuntary departures from a homeland through archived material relating to the above themes, such as the map of the Sykes Picot agreement, in order to trace shifting landscapes. The opening is on 10 October, 6 pm - 8 pm.

About Dia Batal

Dia Batal is a spatial designer working between London and Beirut. Dia has a degree from the Lebanese American University with an AA in Fine Arts, a B.A. in Interior Architecture, and a Master’s in Design, Critical Practice from Goldsmiths University. Often context specific, Dia’s work enables audiences to physically engage with it. She is interested in the way design objects function as devices that impact people's lives in relation to its social, cultural and political implications. She uses freestyle Arabic calligraphy while looking at possible transformations of the text, in relation to its meaning, the space it occupies, and the function of the object itself. 

About Jacaranda Images

Jacaranda Images is a shop and gallery dedicated to showcasing original art prints, etchings, lithographs, photographs, as well as reproductions and posters from various local and regional artists.

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