Mounira Al Solh: I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous

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A solo exhibition by Lebanese artist Mounira Al Solh, the exhibition features the series of drawings, ‘I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous’ (2012-ongoing), in which the artist collects personal histories and experiences that emerge from the humanitarian and political crises in Syria and the Middle East.

More than 150 drawings and embroideries presented at Mathaf document deeply personal encounters and conversations between Al Solh and Syrian refugees as well as other people from the Middle East who were forcibly displaced to Lebanon, Europe, and the United States, chronicling individual accounts of departure, arrival, and grave uncertainty. Just as these works emerge from spaces of conversation and exile around the world, this exhibition becomes a stage for conversation, inspiring us to reflect on and discuss how migration and displacement, conflict and resistance, continue to shape our world today.