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Malak Mattar

I couldn’t see colors anymore

Malak Mattar painting

CÉLINE: Where are you now? In which part of the world?

MALAK: I live in London now.

CÉLINE: How was your show?

MALAK: It was a group show with other artists, mostly Turkish and Lebanese. It was a really fun experience. The theme was about home and belonging.

CÉLINE: I wanted to ask you, in your work, there is a palpable sense of home, of belonging. As a Palestinian artist, how do you navigate the line between your personal and the political in your paintings?

MALAK: I don't feel like there's anything to align between the personal and the political, because everything I do, whether I like it or not, is political, but I always make sure that it reflects my own personal thoughts, my personal feelings, my family, everything in my present life…

In Conversation:
Malak Mattar / Céline Semaan
From EIP #9