Abounaddara: The Ruins We Carry

October 9, 2024–February 23, 2025

Part of BAMPFA’s Campus Collaborations series, Abounaddara: The Ruins We Carry is the collective’s first solo US museum exhibition. Known for its intimate portrayals of Syrian life amid upheaval, Abounaddara debuts a new three-channel film installation, The Imagemaker, exploring the world-making powers of one of the last craftsmen of stamped cloth in Damascus. 

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  • Abounaddara: The Imagemaker, 2024 (installation view)

  • Abounaddara: The Imagemaker, 2024 (installation view)

  • Abounaddara: The Imagemaker, 2024 (installation view)

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  • Abounaddara Shorts

    Wednesday, October 9 7:00 PM
    Charif Kiwan, Stefania Pandolfo, and Anneka Lenssen in Conversation

    Accompanying the opening of the exhibition Abounaddara: The Ruins We Carry, this program of shorts from the anonymous collective of Syrian filmmakers depicts people in dialogue with themselves and others amid the intimate revelations of a society undergoing transformation, revolution, and civil war.

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