Stitching the Intifada - Rachel Dedman fiction almost surrealistic expansion of Borland

almost surrealistic expansion of Borland

Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire

from a summary of some of the great masters such as Bruno Munari and Ettore Sotssass

The work attempts to map a personal conception of home

Stitching the Intifada - Rachel Dedman fiction almost surrealistic expansion of BorlandTatreez elaborate hand embroidery is an ancient Palestinian craft characterised by remarkable beauty and complexity. Beginning with an introduction to the regional diversity of historic Palestinian dress, Rachel Dedman traces the politicisation of embroidery after the Nakba of 1948. From its evolution into a symbol of the nation, to its powerful presence during the First Intifada, and reimagination by contemporary artists, tatreez in Palestine