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The exhibition is on show until September 24
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Memorial to Lost Words by Bani Abidi, part of In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises at Sharjah Art Foundation. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Spanning six galleries, the exhibition features 179 works by more than 60 artists
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The showcase blends works from 1935 with newer pieces
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Birth of Venus by Mona Saudi
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Advancing and Receding, Yellow Ochre on Olive Green by Anwar Jalal Shemza
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Artworks by Rasheed Araeen on show
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Untitled, acrylic on canvas by Sonia Balassanlan
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Slippers and Wire by Hassan Sharif
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Sharif created Slippers and Wire in 2009
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The exhibition was first showcased at the Deichtorhallen art centre in Hamburg, Germany
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Pregnant Daughter by Kamal Youseef
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The exhibition takes its title from the late artist and author Etel Adnan’s memoir of the same name
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Artworks by Halil Altindere
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The Golden Record by Joana Nadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
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Moon by Amir Nour
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The works in the show have been selected to create a dialogue, not just with one another but to blur the lines between the internal and external surroundings of the gallery itself
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The exhibition is on show until September 24
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Memorial to Lost Words by Bani Abidi, part of In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises at Sharjah Art Foundation. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Spanning six galleries, the exhibition features 179 works by more than 60 artists
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The showcase blends works from 1935 with newer pieces
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Birth of Venus by Mona Saudi
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Advancing and Receding, Yellow Ochre on Olive Green by Anwar Jalal Shemza
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Artworks by Rasheed Araeen on show
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Untitled, acrylic on canvas by Sonia Balassanlan
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Slippers and Wire by Hassan Sharif
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Sharif created Slippers and Wire in 2009
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The exhibition was first showcased at the Deichtorhallen art centre in Hamburg, Germany
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Pregnant Daughter by Kamal Youseef
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The exhibition takes its title from the late artist and author Etel Adnan’s memoir of the same name
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Artworks by Halil Altindere
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The Golden Record by Joana Nadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
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Moon by Amir Nour
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The works in the show have been selected to create a dialogue, not just with one another but to blur the lines between the internal and external surroundings of the gallery itself
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IOUOG4HOZZBMNI27FY4QZG6ZRQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=312bc21ac3ad78c7143da637db62598b05dcca0e7ecf9846a9c763a6da3157fe&width=400&height=225)
The exhibition is on show until September 24
Sharjah Art Foundation exhibition walks tightrope of diaspora's struggles and shared past
In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises crosses time periods, generations and corners of the world
Afshan Ahmed
21 July, 2023
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