Reflections on Freedom of Movement was initiated by artist Rehab Nazzal in response to an invitation by BlackFlash Expanded in the summer of 2022.
Rehab Nazzal
Rehab Nazzal is a Palestinian-born multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto and Montreal. Her work deals with the effects of settler-colonial violence on the bodies and minds of colonized peoples, on the land and on other non-human life. Nazzal’s video, photography and sound works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Canada and internationally. She was an assistant professor at Dar Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem and has taught at Simon Fraser University, Western University and Ottawa School of Art. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Social Justice Award from Ryerson University and the Edmund and Isobel Ryan Visual Arts Award in Photography from the University of Ottawa.
A collection of stories shared in response to the Reflections on Freedom of Movement collective discussions.
A digital comic made in response to the Reflections on Freedom of Movement collective discussions.
A room in Reims / غرفة في ريمس was made in response to the Reflections on Freedom of Movement collective discussions.
It’s about existing,
………………… standing in an anomaly, ……………..……………………………… and surviving.
Made in response to the Reflections on Freedom of Movement collective discussions.