fortuitous fotos
Because
"Complementing the Belkin’s program of artworks placed in public sites on the University of British Columbia campus is Jamelie Hassan’s billboard project Because…there was and there wasn’t a city of Baghdad, which has not been exhibited for more than a decade yet maintains its currency, will be mounted on the outside wall of the gallery" belkin.ubc.ca/
July 15, 2009 added the following as found in the new Belkin Art Gallery Flickr stream ;
www.flickr.com/photos/belkinartgallery/3655420874/
"Jamelie Hassan (b. 1948)
Because... there was and there wasn't a city of Baghdad, 1991
digital print on mesh flex
This work, located on the exterior wall of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, features a photograph Hassan took on her first visit to Baghdad, Iraq, in the late 1970s when she studied Arabic at the University of Mustansyria. The photo shows the colourfully tiled dome and minaret of the Haidar Khan mosque, and the text evokes Arabis literary traditions as exemplified in One Thousand and One Nights.
Hassan's billboard project was conceived in 1991 in response to the Gulf War, a conflict between Iraq and a United Nations sanctioned coalition of forces led by the United States. Within six months of the war's outbreak, hand-painted versiojs of Hassan's billboard were exhibited in the city centres of Windsor and London, Ontario. In 1992, it was displayed in downtown Vancouver at the intersection of Richards and Pender Streets. Although more than fifteen years have passed since the Gulf War, Hassan's evocative combination of text and image continues to resonate with contemporary politics.
Jamelie Hassan was born in 1948 in London, Ontario, where she continues to live and work. She has extensively throughout North America, Mexico, Cuba, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and works as an artist, writer, curator, and lecturer. Her work frequently engages with contemporary political issues and themes of cultural identity. In 2001, Hassan received the Governor General's Award in Visual Arts".
Because
"Complementing the Belkin’s program of artworks placed in public sites on the University of British Columbia campus is Jamelie Hassan’s billboard project Because…there was and there wasn’t a city of Baghdad, which has not been exhibited for more than a decade yet maintains its currency, will be mounted on the outside wall of the gallery" belkin.ubc.ca/
July 15, 2009 added the following as found in the new Belkin Art Gallery Flickr stream ;
www.flickr.com/photos/belkinartgallery/3655420874/
"Jamelie Hassan (b. 1948)
Because... there was and there wasn't a city of Baghdad, 1991
digital print on mesh flex
This work, located on the exterior wall of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, features a photograph Hassan took on her first visit to Baghdad, Iraq, in the late 1970s when she studied Arabic at the University of Mustansyria. The photo shows the colourfully tiled dome and minaret of the Haidar Khan mosque, and the text evokes Arabis literary traditions as exemplified in One Thousand and One Nights.
Hassan's billboard project was conceived in 1991 in response to the Gulf War, a conflict between Iraq and a United Nations sanctioned coalition of forces led by the United States. Within six months of the war's outbreak, hand-painted versiojs of Hassan's billboard were exhibited in the city centres of Windsor and London, Ontario. In 1992, it was displayed in downtown Vancouver at the intersection of Richards and Pender Streets. Although more than fifteen years have passed since the Gulf War, Hassan's evocative combination of text and image continues to resonate with contemporary politics.
Jamelie Hassan was born in 1948 in London, Ontario, where she continues to live and work. She has extensively throughout North America, Mexico, Cuba, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and works as an artist, writer, curator, and lecturer. Her work frequently engages with contemporary political issues and themes of cultural identity. In 2001, Hassan received the Governor General's Award in Visual Arts".