Can an Exhibition Memorialize the 1947 Partition of the Indian Subcontinent?
Arundhati Kalyan reviews ‘Proposals for a Memorial to Partition’ at Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre, probing the question of whether art, curation, and current conceptions of memorialization can do justice to a tragic historical event of this scale
Alpha & Omega
Combining audio documentary and photography, Alpha & Omega interrogates God’s will and existence through heard and inscribed conversations with an older matriarch
Two Poems
In "Birthright" and "Atonement with the Father", Scottish poet Sarah Grant roots around in her own history, and forgives the future
Soliloquies
Swiveling between memories in Sharjah, Dubai and Cairo, Noor Tannir’s vulnerable personal essay grapples with themes of anxiety, grief, and family illness
> on my iPhone
A memoir of family, New York streets, grocery items, crushes, and more, made entirely out of iPhone notes.
Childhood, revisited
In this visual art series, Mariam AlZayani attempts to “clone” herself in an attempt to interrogate and manipulate her childhood and memory via creativity
An Archive of Absences
In this personal essay, Susanne Niemann considers her family history and roots in Germany, and the need to document memory
الذاكرة
ما معنى الذاكرة؟ لماذا نتذكر؟ تصور سيندي فوضى الذاكرة من خلال عملها الفني الرقمي
Moroccan Mint Flavored
Discover care as it springs out of childhood, memory, and culture in these digital images created from the artist’s collection of vintage photos
من يعرف كيف يكون،2019
In this photo series, Aisha Al-Ali memorializes moments spent with her cousins and siblings in Ajman, UAE
Galaxy of Dad
Eamon Doherty's portraits of his father and brother pay tribute to their impact on shaping Doherty’s childhood
Vamos a la Playa
In this tender lyric, Maria Bascunan remembers beach days with her mother in Chile
Edge of a Non-Dream
These photos interrogate our relationships with inanimate objects of play as they are passed down or gifted from mother to child
Go Back, Go Back
A lens-based photo project, “Go Back, Go Back” explores the spatial, historical, and technological ambiguity of memory
Space/Time
As an Iranian female artist based in Arkansas, Ziba Rajabi’s work revolves around the desire to reconcile her relationship with two distinctive spaces: her homeland, Tehran, and place of residence, Arkansas.
“Careless” & Others
A series of artworks by Seattle-based artist Alice Mao.
An Obituary That Should Be Written Sooner Rather Than Later to Megaman by edwrdsaeed
An experimental poem by Arthur De Oliveira.
The Historical is the Personal — Reflections on Postcolonial Guilt, Mi Koo Buns, and Writing History
In this incredible essay, Tzy Jiun Tan brings together food, personal history, languages, postcolonialism and myths to talk about human narrative.
Through the Forest
A short story of mystery and suspense set in Indonesia, by Dayin Wijaya.
Noxchi Eats Galnish
“Garlic, heavy salty bone broth, steaming pasta-like galnish and tender lamb: the way to any Chechen’s heart” – Anita Shishani discusses galnish, a food integral to her memory and heritage.