Rah Naqvi b. 1996
land as body, body as trace, 2025
Zeitoun/olive wood, Ramallah, Palestine
(HSN Code: 970300)
(HSN Code: 970300)
7 x 9 x 1.8 inches
(4.5 x 9 3.5 inches closed)
(4.5 x 9 3.5 inches closed)
Copyright Rah Naqvi, 2025
land as body, body as trace is a carving of two hands held together made out of olive wood from Palestine gifted to the artist by their friend. These hands...
land as body, body as trace is a carving of two hands held together made out of olive wood from Palestine gifted to the artist by their friend. These hands with palms facing outward highlight the original grain of the tree and its similarity to terrains and palm lines as though fates have been etched into them.
This wood that is symbolic of resilience and emblematic of prolonged struggle takes the shape of hands in gratitude, palms in devotion to land.
This wood that is symbolic of resilience and emblematic of prolonged struggle takes the shape of hands in gratitude, palms in devotion to land.
