In the Heart of Another Country – Erzählungen aus der Diaspora – Werke aus der Sharjah Art Foundation Collection

Tales from the diaspora

"In the Heart of Another Country" explores the concept of home as a feeling of longing and belonging for artists from various diaspora groups. The exhibition and book are dedicated to the question of how physical movement - mobility across national borders - shaped the framework conditions of international contemporary art. On their migration routes, the artists travelled through South and West Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Today, most of them live scattered all over the world and far away from the places to which they originally felt they belonged. Featuring 150 artworks from the international collection of the Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE, "In the Heart of Another Country" presents the work of more than 60 artists from all artistic disciplines. Many of these works have rarely or never been exhibited outside of their original context. The exhibits range from newly restored installations to recent acquisitions linked by a common narrative of belonging - often against a backdrop of political unrest and social conflict. "In the Heart of Another Country" epitomises the Sharjah Art Foundation's aim to use its collection to showcase art that postulates East-East and South-South alliances, bringing them together at a point of intersection to create a fertile foundation for a polyphonic and inclusive art history.

Artists:
Bani Abidi, Sarah Abu Abdallah, Etel Adnan, Latif Al Ani, Khadim Ali, Halil Altindere, Minam Apang, Rasheed Araeen, Thuraya Al Baqsami, Shiraz Bayjoo, Semiha Berksoy, Huma Bhabha, Huguette Caland, CAMP, Tony Chakar, Saloua Raouda Choucair, Tiffany Chung, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Simone Fattal, Marcos Grigorian, Abbas Habiballa, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Rokni Haerizadeh, Taloi Havini, Susan Hefuna, Adam Henein, Lubaina Himid, Emily Jacir, Hayv Kahraman, Ali Kazim, Amal Kenawy, Aisha Khalid, Anuar Khalifi, David Koloane, Farideh Lashai, Tala Madani, Taus Makhacheva, Jumana Manna, Marwan, Ibrahim Massouda, Ahmed Mater, Ahmed Morsi, Fateh Moudarres, Michael Rakowitz, Marwan Rechmaoui, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Mohan Samant, Hrair Sarkissian, Hassan Sharif, Wael Shawky, Anwar Jalal Shemza, Ahmed Shibrain, Shahzia Sikander, Rayyane Tabet, Richard Lokiden Wani, Nari Ward, Lionel Wendt, Kamal Youssef, Akram Zaatari

Exhibition:
Deichtorhallen Hamburg, 28/10/2022 - 14/3/2023