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| Year of creation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 50 W × 50 H × 3 D cm |
| Type of art | photography |
| Genre | portrait |
Description of the Artwork “Prohibited feeling”
one from 8 Prohibited things in our Community so it can be hurt just for you it’s only my skin it’s only my velum to make myself feel safe how my body can be Prohibited and it’s mine?! Do you see only your reflex in my body? You Prohibited think not mine! It’s only my velum to feel, to love and to live! How it can be Prohibited? so it can be hurt just for you it’s only my skin it’s only my velum to make myself feel safe Prohibited…one of the most common words in the societies which eliminate true human value and its respect. Prohibited…a metaphorical expression of our need in the shadows of a society that sabotages life according to its own needs and intentions, rather than in accordance with what is considered correct and truthful. Prohibited…the only thing allowed without a discussion.
Walaa Abu Hamam, Israel
Walaa Abu Hamam is a Palestinian artist born and raised in the city of Acre year 1988. she grew up in the crowded buildings and small Alleys of the old city, surrounded by the sea. As a little girl, her parents could not overlook her talent every time she draw. A talent that was nurtured and fed with her curiosity and supported by the family. As the years passed, Abu Hamam found a new passion that helped her express thoughts, feelings and ideas in a magical way needless for words. She became more related to her soul and so the urge to become an art as sponge grew stronger. In her earliest works, she began to concentrate on subjects that affected women of the Arab society, and decided to start her career at the year 2011 throughout her first gallery "Revolutionize" an exhibition against sexual assault and abuse. Abu Hamam tried to give us a closer look to the cruel, savage and inhumane acts women get exposed to as a result of sexual abuse. capturing bold and harsh soul catching using only her body and soul to work with. In year 2014 Abu Hamam published her second exhibition Prohibited, the Prohibited details in the woman body in her culture. Currently, Abu Hamam working on new project A book about the story of mankind from the begging until the present time. Body and soul, spirit and mind, religions and spirals. The book weaves a net and emphasizes the relations between the different aspects of life. All transcends through words, images, drawing and other mix media.