Inspired by Salman al-Nabahin’s discovery of a Byzantine era mosaic in Bureji refugee camp, Gaza 2022. The olive orchard farmers spoke about the mosaic as “it belongs to every Palestinian”. اغلى من كنز dearer than a treasure, uses traditional Palestinian embroidery tatreez symbols of seeds, along with imagery from the discovered mosaic to create a body of work that honours al-Nabahin’s sentiment of collective belonging to culture, history, land and home. Echoing the imagery, depicted on the mosaic of animals and composition. Along with slogans of liberation added in, to cut through the ongoing heavy censorship we are facing
Through Struggle
39.4 cm x 42 cm, 2025
Cotton aida cloth with cotton thread and watercolour
Pieced Memento
78 cm x 78 cm, 2025
Cotton thread, charcoal, paint markers, pastel, cypress wood, resin, plastic, and polypropylene paper
Artwork was made possible in collaboration with Noor Ghazal
In collaboration with Moniker Press, we created a zine that honours Salman al-Nabahin’s relationship with the mosaic and the land. Along with showcasing the ample amount of reports on the current state of the byzantine mosaic, with little to no reference to al-Nabahin and his families’ well being during the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Palestine
30% of any funds generated from the art book will be contributed to the
Palestinian Social FundInspired by Salman al-Nabahin’s discovery of a Byzantine era mosaic in Bureji refugee camp, Gaza 2022. The olive orchard farmers spoke about the mosaic as “it belongs to every Palestinian”. اغلى من كنز dearer than a treasure, uses traditional Palestinian embroidery tatreez symbols of seeds, along with imagery from the discovered mosaic to create a body of work that honours al-Nabahin’s sentiment of collective belonging to culture, history, land and home. Echoing the imagery, depicted on the mosaic of animals and composition. Along with slogans of liberation added in, to cut through the ongoing heavy censorship we are facing
Through Struggle
39.4 cm x 42 cm, 2025
Cotton aida cloth with cotton thread and watercolour
Pieced Memento
78 cm x 78 cm, 2025
Cotton thread, charcoal, paint markers, pastel, cypress wood, resin, plastic, and polypropylene paper
Artwork was made possible in collaboration with Noor Ghazal
In collaboration with Moniker Press, we created a zine that honours Salman al-Nabahin’s relationship with the mosaic and the land. Along with showcasing the ample amount of reports on the current state of the byzantine mosaic, with little to no reference to al-Nabahin and his families’ well being during the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Palestine
30% of any funds generated from the art book will be contributed to the
Palestinian Social Fund