IASH is delighted to present "The White Canvas", award-winning Yemeni artist Shatha Altowai’s first exhibition in Scotland.
In "The White Canvas", Shatha addresses issues that she has experienced and observed throughout her life in Yemen, specifically focussing on the last seven years since the eruption of the current war. She aims to highlight the lifestyles of Yemeni families living through the war, their solidarity, and how they seek to overcome the lack of basic necessities, such as food, water, electricity, fuel and security. Her work conveys the contradictory emotions of strength and fear that Yemeni families grapple with as part of their everyday experience.
The exhibition runs from Monday 26 July to Friday 30 July 2021 at Hope Park Square, University of Edinburgh.
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To view the catalogue of paintings, please click here (opens as PDF).