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January 18, 2021: Walker Cultural Leaders Series features artists Jamelie Hassan & Ron Benner

1/17/2021

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Brock University's Department of Visual Arts presents the Walker Cultural Leader Series, which continues in 2021. The WCL series begins with an engaging talk from artists Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner on Monday, Jan. 18. The series continues in a virtual format for the 2021 season. Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 at 7 p.m. View the presentation premiere and join in the chat on the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts YouTube channel.
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Glass Mosaic by Jamelie Hassan in Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Silent Auction

11/12/2020

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1.618, Glass tile mosaic on plywood, 2020
Jamelie Hassan has contributed a recent glass tile mosaic, "1.618", to Future Vison silent auction for the KWAG. Visit the auction page here. Online bidding deadline began Nov. 2 and ends on December 11, 2020 at noon.

Artist statement
I have had a lifelong interest in the art of mosaics and have done research on this ancient art in museum collections in France, Italy, Spain, Portugual, North Africa and throughout the Middle East. Technically, I began to learn this process through a workshop lead by Indigenous artist Brenda Collins to create a collaborative mosaic tile work of a Medicine Wheel with my family. Previously, I had attended a wampum workshop with Brenda and she had added mosaic tile workshops to her skills.

Several of my first glass mosaic tile artworks incorporated common expressions in Arabic Kufic-style script. I then moved to mathematical concepts as a means to reference our relationship in Western culture to Arabic number and mathematical systems. The origin of the Fibonaccio number system and the golden mean 1.618 is from Arabic - Indian concepts of mathematics yet this origin has been erased or absent from common knowledge. Scholars from North Africa and the Middle East such as al- Khwarizmi whose name was given to the term algorithm (ca. 825 C.E.) influenced Fiboncci but the 13 th century mathematician from Pisa is the individual that is identified with this beautiful and revolutionary concept and its relationship to nature.

 

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Remembrance Day Tribute: Jamelie Hassan's Poppy Cover for Holy Roller Tank, 2010

11/11/2020

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"Poppy Cover for Holy Roller Tank", 2010, temporary installation, Victoria Park, London Ontario Live Arts (LOLA), camouflage netting and 4000 silk poppies.
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"Poppy Cover for Holy Roller", 2010, detail
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"Poppy Cover for Holy Roller Tank", 2014, installation, Manif d'art, Musée de la civilisation, Quebec
In her installation entitled Poppy Cover for Holy Roller Tank, Jamelie Hassan asks us to reflect on the role of the poppy in our military history. This installation work from 2010 was originally created to cover the tank, an artifact from World War II installed in the city's central park. Camouflage netting has 4000 red silk poppies threaded through the netting. The  installation pays respect to the symbol of the poppies we wear on Remembrance Day in memory of those who died in war. The poppy also has particular significancee for those Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan where fields of poppies are cultivated - some for medicinally purposes but also, the majority of the poppy crops are for the international opium trade controlled by criminal elements.

This work was commissioned by London Ontario Live Arts (LOLA) curated by Paul Walde and was installed on the Holy Roller tank at the time of the exhibition for three days. The artwork is in the collection of the artist and has been presented in many different galleries across Canada but the only time it was exhibited on a tank was on the Holy Roller tank monument in Victoria Park, London, Ontario.

This artwork is presently stored in the artist's studio awaiting the next opportunity to be presented to the public. Any reasonable proposal for future presentations of this significant artwork will be considered by the artist.

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Cairo Bookseller Image on Display in Brown & Dickson Bookstore for Wordsfest

11/10/2020

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​In honour of London, Ontario's 2020 Wordsfest, artist Jamelie Hassan is collaborating with Brown & Dickson Bookstore on Richmond St. and has installed in one of their windows her blow-up photo: “Cairo Bookseller”, 1990.
 
If you look closely you will discover copies of a book in the towering pile of books for sale - which caused great controversy around the globe. Can you read the name of the author and the title of the book?
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"Translations" Exhibition Booklet Featured in Rungh Online Journal

11/7/2020

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Pleased to announce that the booklet for the exhibition "Translations" held at the Campbell River Art Gallery on Vancouver Island, British Columbia has been re-published in the online cultural journal Rungh.org. You can visit the journal page here.  
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Jamelie Hassan to participate as a panelist for the Aga Khan Museum's digital gala

9/21/2020

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On Thursday, September 24, 2020, Jamelie Hassan will  be one of 15 leading artists and speakers discussing the future of art in a changing world during a digital benefit for the Aga Khan Museum. The incredible lineup represents a wide array and luminaries from the worlds of art, film, literature, music and science. Emceed by renowned comedian, actor and radio show host Ali Hassan with talks moderated by author and award winning Canadian broadcast personality Ziya Tong. Click here to view the artists and speakers 

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Jamelie Hassan to participate in Toronto Palestinian Film Festival Panel on Cultural Suppression & Revival

9/21/2020

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​Jamelie Hassan will be part of a Toronto Palestinian Film Festival (TPFF) discussion panel on Cultural Suppression and Revival on Saturday September 26, 2020. The panel will explore the silencing of Palestinians voices in the cultural sector, as well as showcasing artists reviving Palestinian culture in their work.

 “I am honoured to add my voice to such a distinguished panel and be together with those who stand in solidarity with Palestine and culture here in Canada and across communities internationally. TPFF is inspiring and full of surprises... it's introduction of kid-friendly programs -  its intergenerational dynamic that appeals to all audiences  - grandparents, moms and dads and everyone else, drawn together from Toronto's BIPOC, cultural workers, activists, secular and civil society communities, keen to discover what's new and urgent in Palestinian culture."

-- Jamelie Hassan, London, Ontario

Please visit the TPFF online program for a full listing of films and events. ​
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Watercolour featured in Museum London's exhibition Sit on It

9/16/2020

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The watercolour Harold in the Sunnyside Room, 1978 by Jamelie Hassan is featured in Museum London's exhibition Sit on It running from September 12, 2020 to February 7, 2021. This watercolour is part of the Embassy Hotel series of watercolours donated to the Museum London's permanent collection by Helen Haller in 2019.
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Jamelie Hassan contributes to To:Beirut charity auction to raise funds for Lebanon

9/3/2020

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Glass mosaic tile on plywood Dimensions 15.5 x 15.5 inch (39.5 x 39.5 cm) Edition 1/1
 Jamelie Hassan donated a glass mosaic work to the online charity art auction To:Beirut. The piece is now up for auction. Please share with your networks. You can also share directly from the To:Beirut Instagram account.

​Jamelie Hassan has worked in diverse medias over the decades of her creative work. Recently, she has been working in glass tile mosaic which is labour-intensive and connected to the long-tradition of the art of mosaic created throughout the Mediterranean region. Many of her works in this glass mosaic series are language-based and some others represent graphs, mathematical diagrams and puzzles. This work is inspired by the sudoku puzzle that was published repeatedly in The Globe & Mail newspaper during the early months of the COVID-19 global pandemic and lockdown. A 5-star sudoku player herself, this artwork resonates both in terms of her daily sudoku practice but also her connections to the region and the extensive research she has done related to this ancient art practice.
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Jamelie Hassan's 1984 Bint El Sudan catalogue now online!

9/2/2020

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Slave Letter (1983)
Now online, Bint El Sudan, the exhibition catalogue for Jamelie Hassan's exhibition curated by Matthew Teitelbaum held 27 Apr.-24 June 1984 at the London Regional Art Gallery (now Museum London), London, Ontario. Catalogue features an essay by Christopher Dewdney. This catalogue is out of print, and we thank Museum London and the authors for giving us permission  to publish online. 

​Please also read this excellent article, 
The Scent Of Revolution: The Story Behind Sudan's Legendary Perfume Label Remix, which talks about how artist Amado Alfadni transforms Sudan's iconic Bint El Sudan perfume label into a revolutionary message. ​Thanks to Samer Abdelnour for bringing this article to our attention.
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