The Lands within Me features the works of 26 Canadian artists of Arab origin. The immigrant experience and métissage, or cultural intermixing, are explored through the works, experiences and commentary
of the artists.
 
The Lands within Me
A Message from the Curator
Curator's Biography
Credits

Visit of the Exhibition
  Introduction
Traces of Images
Where Am I From
Dialogue
All these Countries...
The Third Place
Artists' Portraits
Text of the Video
Conclusion: Mixed Space



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Drawing from A Great Country Welcomes You - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Adel Alnaser
Drawing from A Great Country Welcomes You
1989
Pencil and ink on paper
Collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization

A Great Country Welcomes You - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Adel Alnaser
Drawings and texts from
A Great Country Welcomes You
1989
Pencil and ink on paper
Collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Fires of Kuwait - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Hannah Alpha
The Fires of Kuwait
From the series A series of events 1991
1991
Oil on acetate
Lent by the artist

Painted chest of drawers - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Mirella Aprahamian
Painted chest of drawers
1976-2001
Caseine paint and acrylic on wood, painted plastic flowers
Lent by the artist

Vendémiaire II - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Mirella Aprahamian
Vendémiaire II
1995
Oil pastels on Rives BFK paper
Lent by the artist

Calligraphy in modern free Kufic style - Photo: Harry Foster - © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Yasser Badreddine
Calligraphy in modern free Kufic style
1997
China ink on white paperboard
Lent by the artist

Calligraphy in Diwani style - Photo: Harry Foster - © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Yasser Badreddine
Calligraphy in Diwani style
1997
China ink on white paperboard
Lent by the artist

Mirror, Mirror - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Laila Binbrek
"Mirror, Mirror"
2000
Installation: two dressing tables with stools, miscellaneous objects
Lent by the artist

Mirror, Mirror (Miroir, Miroir)- Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Laila Binbrek
"Mirror, Mirror" (detail)
2000
Installation: two dressing tables with stools, miscellaneous objects
Lent by the artist

Going to the market on a bright sunny day - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Marc Eliany
Going to the market on a bright sunny day
1993
Oil on canvas
Lent by Cécile Dujardin

In the market on a bright sunny day - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Marc Eliany
In the market on a bright sunny day
1993
Oil on canvas
Lent by Cécile Dujardin

After the market on a bright sunny day - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Marc Eliany
After to the market on a bright sunny day
1993
Oil on canvas board
Lent by Cécile Dujardin

Care of Raymonde (detail) - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Rawi Hage
Care of Raymonde (detail)
1997
Gelatine silver prints, paperboard, ink, postage stamps
Lent by the artist
With the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

Care of Raymonde - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Rawi Hage
Care of Raymonde
1997
Gelatine silver prints, paperboard, ink, postage stamps
Lent by the artist
With the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

Rue St-Denis, Montréal (St. Denis Street, Montreal) - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Abd Hanafi
Rue St-Denis, Montréal (St. Denis Street, Montreal)
1991
Oil on canvas
Lent by Susan Frank and Max Haberkorn

Variétés de la Médina, Sousse (The Diversity of the Medina, Sousse) - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Abd Hanafi
Variétés de la Médina, Sousse (The Diversity of the Medina, Sousse)
1995
Oil on canvas
Lent by Darra Lang and Malcolm Pesner

L'espace de l'alphabet - II (The Space of the Alphabet - II) - Photo: Harry Foster -  © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation   Jamelie Hassan
L'espace
de l'alphabet – II
(The Space of the Alphabet - II)

1999-2001
Video installation: two videos (Topsy Turvy Land, 1999;
Les langues du monde, 2000), wooden bookshelf, glazed ceramic tiles, miscellaneous objects
Lent by the artist