In the fifth episode of the Hiwar podcast, we speak to artist Randa Maddah about her relationship with the Occupied Syrian Golan, and themes such as memory, land, and homeland that her works tackle.
The episode was recorded on September 28, 2024. It is prepared and presented by Reham Kannout Alrefaie.
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About the artist:
Randa Maddah was born in Majdal Shams village in 1983. She studied painting and sculpture at the Beit al-Fan Center in Majdal Shams and graduated later from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University Sculpture Department in 2005. She is one of the founders of the Fateh Al Mudarris Center for Arts and Culture in the Occupied Golan.
She continued her studies in Jerusalem and took courses in printmaking at the Academy of Arts and Design in 2007. In 2020, she received her Master of Arts degree from the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Maddah expresses herself through several media, from drawing and painting to film and video, frequently focusing on depictions of bodies and landscapes, creating works that address issues such as memory, land, and homeland.
She participated in several group exhibitions and held solo ones. Her latest solo exhibition, Hanging Gardens, is held at the Tabari Gallery in Dubai until November 1, 2024.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Randa Maddah's website
“Hanging Gardens” exhibition at Tabari Gallery
Asmaa Azziza's interview with Randa Madah in the online magazine Fosha
Hiwar is a podcast by the Atassi Foundation for Arts and Culture. It’s a series of interviews in Arabic with Syrian artists, curators, and researchers interested in Syrian modern and contemporary art.
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