Exhibition / Conversations / Making / Voices
P21 Gallery is proud to announce "SIEGE," a powerful new exhibition by Susan Boulter. The show is structured in two distinct parts: the first, a series of 12 works, presents a world subjected to a state of siege by powerful forces. The second, a series of 7 pieces, reveals the specific and general ways in which truth is manipulated and suppressed.
Boulter’s work posits that a siege is not merely a military condition but a pervasive system—one that subjugates individual freedoms to the grip of public authority.
Using a range of fabric techniques including appliqué, fabric collage, embroidery, cross-stitch and Tatreez, we invite you to create your own squares for the quilt. No previous experience is needed. As they are completed, your squares will be assembled to form new quilt panels and your contributions will add to this growing testament to the lives of Gaza’s children.
The evening comprises three performances - one in Arabic, one in English and one in Arabic and English. The first performance by Badia Obaid is 'The First Ever Female Poet' - the story of Enheduanna, priestess of the Moon God and the daughter of King Sargon of Akkad. In around 2300 BCE, Enheduanna wrote hymns in the ancient Sumerian language which document her devotion to the goddess Ishtar at a time of civil war and general unrest.
P21 is organising a series of traditional Palestinian Dabke workshops in partnership with the renowned Fursaan Dabke troupe. Open to men and women aged 16 and over.
These workshops aim to preserve cultural heritage through dance, where culture, resistance, and community come alive. Founded in 2012, Fursaan Dabke is a celebrated all-male troupe dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich folklore of Palestine and the wider Bilad al-Sham region (encompassing Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon).
Using a range of fabric techniques including appliqué, fabric collage, embroidery, cross-stitch and Tatreez, we invite you to create your own squares for the quilt. No previous experience is needed. As they are completed, your squares will be assembled to form new quilt panels and your contributions will add to this growing testament, honouring and remembering Gaza’s children.
Using a range of fabric techniques including appliqué, fabric collage, embroidery, cross-stitch and Tatreez, we invite you to create your own squares for the quilt. No previous experience is needed. As they are completed, your squares will be assembled to form new quilt panels and your contributions will add to this growing testament to the lives of Gaza’s children.
This event is a public conversation based on reports, voices, observations, cries for help, shouts of outrage and accounts of daily life and experiences of the struggles of the Palestinian people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank. This event is being put together now in response to the emergency and to the distortions in the mainstream media. Watch out for our updates.
Using a range of fabric techniques including appliqué, fabric collage, embroidery, cross-stitch and Tatreez, we invite you to create your own squares for the quilt. No previous experience is needed. As they are completed, your squares will be assembled to form new quilt panels and your contributions will add to this growing testament to the lives of Gaza’s children.
Join us for a one-off Exhibition showcasing the prints from Bashar Tabbah's 'Between Moments: A Portrait of Life in Jerusalem’s Old City', fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).
Tickets to this event will also include an exclusive panel discussion that will explore the reality of everyday life for Palestinians in occupied Palestine and MAP's vital work.
You will have the opportunity to purchase prints as well as a limited-edition copy of 'Between Moments'. Ticket price includes vegetarian and vegan canopies.
