Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Dalia El Toark
VEIL I (حجاب)
Mixed Media
2021
Embroidery with cotton floss. Image transfer on chiffon.
15.5 in W /20 in H /0.5 in D
00:00:05 [hh:mm:ss]
Still Image of Animated Gif.
“The animated embroidery reflects my diasporic belonging, digitally combining Palestinian tatreez with personal images which occupy fabrics stretched on an embroidery hoop. Transnational experiences depict the loss and celebration of my Palestinian heritage. The colonial practice of embroidery questions women's prescribed roles. I disseminated criticalities through embroidered Arabic text and the hijab provides a surface for these narratives.”
Work by
Dalia El Toark
Multi Media artist
“My work depicts a series of abstracted animated embroideries that reflects my sense of diasporic belonging, through digitally combining Palestinian tatreez, and personal images which occupy the...” [More]