Randa Mdah

Puppet Theatre

 

mixed media installation: paint on plaster (200 x 300 cm), and 3 plaster figures (dimensions variable); Al Mahattah Gallery, Ramallah

 

I walk as if the hand of the unknown was holding all my surroundings. Did I say the unknown?

 

Maybe, but I am confident that most objects, people and events are driven by a force beyond their nature. I see my surroundings as a theatre of rod puppets, with tight ropes controlling their movement at times and choosing their destiny at others. Trying to break free from the puppet inside me, I present this work as an attempt to capture reality.

 

Randa Mdah

1983

Born in Majdal Shams, Golan

Education

2001-2005

BA in Fine Arts (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus, Syria

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007

'From Golan', Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, Ramallah

'From Golan', The Virtual Gallery, Birzeit University, Birzeit

'From Golan', Bethlehem Peace Center, Bethlehem

2006

'Youth Exhibition', Al Riwaq Art Gallery Damascus, Syria

Exhibition, Dar Almada Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria

Solo Exhibitions

2006

'Untitled', Fateh Mudarris Center for Arts and Culture, Majdal Shams, Golan

Awards

2007

Basel Award for Excellence, University of Damascus, Syria

 

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