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Aseel AlYaqoub / The View from Above

Rally Around the Flag

Sun
23
Mar
Time Sunday 23 March, 2025 at 14:00 - 15:00
Place Bildmuseet

Sociologist Jeffrey Mitchell, Umeå University, will share the findings of a survey analysing the dramatic shift in Swedish public opinion toward NATO membership.

In connection with the exhibition Aseel AlYaqoub / The View from Above
Free Admission
Limited Seats
Language: English
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Aseel AlYaqoub / The View from Above.

How is a nation created? Aseel AlYaqoub explores the nation as imagined or invented, shaped by heritage sites, postage imagery, military ceremonies, maps and architecture. The exhibition marks the first presentation of a decade-long series of works engaging with symbols and narratives related to Kuwaiti nationhood and Arab identity, spanning from the postcolonial era to the present.

The view from above, a perspective associated with colonial powers and nation-states, is a central method in AlYaqoub’s artistic practice. Through it, she offers insights into the mechanisms of nation-building.

Aseel AlYaqoub (b. 1986, Kuwait) is an artist and writer based in Kuwait City. She has exhibited in several countries and most recently participated in the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale and Desert X AlUla.

Organiser: Bildmuseet
Event type: Lecture