
‘The artist would spend hours at his mother’s feet, under her sewing machine, with only paper and pencils as his companions.’
Born in Beirut, multidisciplinary Artist, Publisher, and Curator Abed Al Kadiri double majored in Arabic Literature and Fine Arts. His work focuses on the notion of translating violence, investigating repressed personal and collective traumatic experiences, while emphasizing the destruction of cultural heritage, migration, and belonging.
Named after a Phoenician goddess, Galerie Tanit is a long running contemporary art gallery based in Munich and Beirut that has dynamically adjusted its focus with the times.

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