GALLERY CLOSED: Unpacked: Refugee Baggage
Event Details
Date
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Time
12-4 p.m.
Location
1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall
Description
Gallery closed through April 10. Please check back for updates.
This multimedia exhibit features the sculptures of Mohamad Hafez, a Syrian-born, Connecticut-based artist and architect who re-creates war-torn domestic interiors within suitcases. Each piece is based on interviews with refugees who were forced to leave their homes in countries ranging from Syria and Afghanistan, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and who now reside in the United States.
This multimedia exhibit features the sculptures of Mohamad Hafez, a Syrian-born, Connecticut-based artist and architect who re-creates war-torn domestic interiors within suitcases. Each piece is based on interviews with refugees who were forced to leave their homes in countries ranging from Syria and Afghanistan, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and who now reside in the United States.
Cost
Free
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