The Body as an Intermediate Zone: Samah Shehadeh

A digital exhibition of the works of Samah Shehadeh, placing the feminine Palestinian body in a fraught realm of memory, rupture, and reflection. Shehadeh works from within history and opposite it, with a precise line and a reductive visual language. The body in her work is a continuous movement that exposes the issues representation cannot resolve.

Rebirth, 2022, charcoal on paper, 70x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Rebirth, 2022, charcoal on paper, 70x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Cloudhead, 2022, charcoal on paper, 70x50 cm, courtesy of the artist

Cloudhead, 2022, charcoal on paper, 70x50 cm, courtesy of the artist

Four elements, 2022, charcoal on paper, 100x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Four elements, 2022, charcoal on paper, 100x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Untitled, 2017, pencil on paper, 150x150 cm, courtesy of the artist

Untitled, 2017, pencil on paper, 150x150 cm, courtesy of the artist

Consolidation, 2022, charcoal on paper, 200x150 cm, courtesy of the artist

Consolidation , 2022, charcoal on paper, 200x150 cm, courtesy of the artist

Untitled, 2018, Charcoal on paper, 100 x 70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Untitled, 2018, Charcoal on paper, 100 x 70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Splitting, 2022, charcoal on paper, 110x80 cm, courtesy of the artist

Splitting, 2022, charcoal on paper, 110x80 cm, courtesy of the artist

Step by step, 2021, charcoal on paper, 200x150 cm, courtesy of the artist

Step by step, 2021, charcoal on paper, 200x150 cm, courtesy of the artist

The sixth sense, 2022, charcoal on paper, 100x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

The sixth sense, 2022, charcoal on paper, 100x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Untitled, 2017, pencil on paper, 100x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

Untitled, 2017, pencil on paper, 100x70 cm, courtesy of the artist

The observer, 2020, charcoal on paper, 80x60 cm, courtesy of the artist

The observer, 2020, charcoal on paper, 80x60 cm, courtesy of the artist