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![My Face Looks Good in the Sun]( "My Face Looks Good in the Sun")
infoSelf-portrait inspired by sunrises at the sea from my life in Lebanon.
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![Fell Down A Hill, Had Grass for Dinner]( "Fell Down A Hill, Had Grass for Dinner")
infoBody-portrait inspired by the mountains from Lebanon
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![Bit My Lip And It Turned Blue]( "Bit My Lip And It Turned Blue")
infoSelf-portrait inspired by the sea from Lebanon.
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Collection of videos from family and self of Lebanese landscapes.
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![Body-Scape 3]( "Body-Scape 3")
infoBody-scape inspired from landscapes from home.
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![Zaarour]( "Zaarour")
infoLandscape painting
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![Zaarour]( "Zaarour")
infoLandscape painting
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![Zeita]( "Zeita")
infoLandscape painting
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![Zeita]( "Zeita")
infoLandscape painting
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![Body-Scape 1]( "Body-Scape 1")
infoBody-scape inspired from landscapes from home.
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![Body-Scape 2]( "Body-Scape 2")
infoBody-scape inspired from landscapes from home.
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![Body-Scape 4]( "Body-Scape 4")
infoBody-scape inspired from landscapes from home.
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Being in a long-distance relationship meant I had to substitute sex with food. It’s been the only thing that fulfills my needs.
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Videos from daily life compared to the past.
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Exploration of the body as a landscape.
Websites
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Curriculum vitae
Opleidingen
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2022 - 2024Visual Art and Post-Contemporary Practice (MFA) - Den Bosch Breda, post St. Joost Academie Diploma behaald
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2018 - 2021Bachelor's in Fine Arts - Lebanese American University
tentoonstellingen
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2024Hope This ( ) Finds You Well Master Institute of Visual Cultures Den Bosch, Nederland Master's Graduation Show from 2024 2024.thecurrent.is/ Groep
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2024Research Hub V2_Lab for Unstable Media Rotterdam, Nederland Presenting my master's thesis thecurrent.is/live/940750422 Groep
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2024Will Home Find me? Melkfabriek Den Bosch, Nederland Mid year exhibition for the Master's Institue for Visual Cultures kunstruimtedemelkfabriek.home.blog/ Groep
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2023Eye Research Lab Eye Film Musuem Amsterdam, Nederland Film Exhibition for artists and film makers. www.eyefilm.nl/en/whats-on/mivc-knowingly-unknowingly/914668 Groep
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2023Interface: Five Lebanese American University Beirut, Libanon Alumni exhibition show for selected artists. sard.lau.edu.lb/news-events/news/2023/interface-five---fine-arts-alumn.php Groep
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202111x11 Square I Gallery Claremont, California, Verenigde Staten www.squareigallery.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=185 Groep
projecten
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2024
Looking in to Yara St.Joost, Den Bosch Den Bosch, Nederland yarachaalan.com/2024 I found refuge through my practice, blending my body with landscapes to navigate my sense of displacement since moving from my home in Lebanon. This series reflects on the beginning of my journey in a new place, using self-reflection and vulnerability to explore themes of home, nature, and identity.
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2023
Yara Understanding Yara St.Joost, Den Bosch Den Bosch, Nederland yarachaalan.com/2023 A time where I needed to play. In this series, I explored various themes until I found myself drawn to landscapes and the connection between them and female sexuality. These works blend these elements, exploring how landscapes and female sexuality intersect and influence each other from my perspective.
Internationale uitwisselingen / Artist-in-residencies
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2023Boxtel, Nederland Rething the Artist Economy, De Kleine Aarde
Aankopen/werken in collecties
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2023Paintings Claremont, CA, USA, Verenigde Staten Sold three nude paintings of self to private buyers.
publicaties
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2024[REFUSAL][RESISTANCE][SOLIDARITY][THE SOIL WE GROW- IN] Catalogus Issue Magazine Yara Chaalan Amsterdam, Nederland www.i-s-s-u-e.com/ Publishing a short story I have written about my recent visit to Lebanon.
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2021Gaza’s Shababek Gallery for Contemporary Art The Markaz Review Yara Chaalan Online Publication themarkaz.org/gazas-shababek-gallery-for-contemporary-art/
artistieke nevenactiviteiten
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2024 - --Embroidery Workshop Loopt nog