Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times

Description

An exhibition of contemporary original artworks responding to the medieval collection of fables known as Kalila wa Dimna.

Curated by Rania Mneimneh and Zalia Zogheib, and featuring artwork by East London Textile Arts, Play for Progress, Alice Kettle, Rayan Elnayal, Vaishali Prazmari, DemaOne, Dima Nachawi, Ali J. Dalloul, Jean Morris, and children from Sir John Heron Primary School, Newham.

Accompanied by a programme of public events including artist and researcher talks, hands-on creative workshops, creative performances and demonstrations, and school workshops.

Part of the Ancient Tales for Troubled Times project - a collaboration between Dr Rachel Scott, the AHRC/OWRI project Language Acts and Worldmaking, the P21 Gallery, and artists, curators, and community organisations. The project is inspired by the global journeys of Kalila wa Dimna, an ancient collection of moral fables across time and place, language, religion and culture.

Period	12 May 2022 → 11 Jun 2022
Held at	P21 Gallery
Degree of Recognition	International