Nabil Anani: The Land and I

Nabil Anani has been focussed on painting landscapes for over two decades. His work demonstrates how the land is central to his identity and existence, and how it is also integral to its people; in The Land and I, Anani sees himself as inseparable from the earth he paints.

The exhibition features textured and colourful paintings of the Palestinian landscape, a celebration of Palestine that he dreams of – nature, without checkpoints, cement barriers, or settlements. He often uses natural materials, like wood, straw, dried herbs, seeds, and spices, infusing his paintings with the very elements of the earth that he  portrays. By grounding his art in the materiality of the land itself, Anani seeks to reclaim the Palestinian landscape from the continuous attempts of colonial erasure, emphasising the sense of attachment, belonging, and continuity.

To 12 January.