Do not dig holes next to the graves.
Short guided tour with the artist and modeling workshop for adults
“How are the people doing whose heads are being bombed? As I was shaping ‘The Dead,’ tears streamed down my cheeks.” Rana Matloub experienced war as a child and fled another with her family. As a student, she learned through the news how her former homeland was being destroyed. She feared for her family members still living there, and these feelings sparked an artistic process.
Together with the artist, we will delve into her world of feelings and thoughts on the last day of her exhibition " Don't Dig Holes Next to the Graves ." Afterwards, modeling clay will be available for visitors to shape. They are completely free in their creations and can take their finished pieces home.
Duration : 90 minutes
Rana Matloub, born in Baghdad in 1975 and residing in Kassel, studied art education at the University of Dortmund and fine arts at the Kassel School of Art and Design. In 2006, she was a master student of Professor Norbert Radermacher. Since 2017, she has taught in the art department at the University of Erfurt. In her work as an independent artist, she explores politically and socially relevant themes such as war, gender identity, cultural diversity, and religiosity, primarily through drawing and site-specific installations. She has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions both in Germany and abroad.
