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9th Sharjah Biennial
19 March - 16 May 2009

Sharjah / 2009 / Tour / Arts & Heritage Area

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Hamra Abbas

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God Grows on Trees, 2007-2008
99 gouache paintings and diasec digital print

The 99 portraits of children were painted by the artist over the period of one year, informed by her visits to Madrassahs (religious schools) in Pakistan.

The photograph depicts trees along a road in Lahore, each nailed with metal plates reciting the 99 names or attributes of God in Islamic tradition.

© Photos: Haupt & Binder

 
 

 

9th Sharjah Biennial, 2009
19 March - 16 May 2009. Artistic director: Jack Persekian; curators: Isabel Carlos and Tarek Abou El Fetouh.

Hamra Abbas
* 1976 Kuwait; Pakistani origin. Lives in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Boston, USA.
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Sharjah / 2009 / Tour / Arts & Heritage Area