Women at the Heart of Agroecology and Food Sovereignty in Palestine
Women at the Heart of Agroecology and Food Sovereignty in Palestine
By Dima Nachawi
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Ink on Paper
42 x 24 cm
This illustration was part of a project with the Syriauntold platform. The project is a combination of articles that introduce feminists. The file called "Feminist Praxes and Ideas in the Twentieth-First Century: Experiences from Palestine, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Algeria"
This illustration was about Lina Isma’il a Palestinian feminist showing women's role in restoring (Palestinian) relationship with the land. To draw this illustration, I researched and used the motifs, folklore, and cultural symbols of Palestinian embroidery and linked them to the article's content. I used ink, gray shadings, and red colors on paper.
About Dima Nachawi
Dima Nachawi is a Syrian visual storyteller, performer, and clown based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Dima is inspired by universal tales of resistance, compassion, and justice, trying to portray the dream of many and her own of a world that preserves equal rights and opportunities. Women’s stories and their heroism influence her art throughout their struggles against patriarchy and male dominance.
Dima believes that the cause of prisoners of consciousness is a priority reflected in many projects she produced.
Her exploration of shadow art was invested in mobile shadow puppets and a storytelling performance produced and toured in Lebanon in 2021. Currently, she resumes this journey through the preparation and creation of a visual and sound installation project.
In 2018, she was listed among the “BBC 100 Women'', a list that highlights some of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world. Her artworks were featured in Beirut, Brussels, Paris, and London exhibitions.
Dima holds a Masters in Art and Cultural Management from King’s College - London University and a B.A in Sociology from Damascus University.