Bassam Al Sabah
Longing, beyond was an installation by artist Bassam Al Sabah commissioned by the Glucksman as part of Cork Midsummer festival.
Bassam Al-Sabah’s Longing, Beyond was a public project which combined digital animation, painting, sculpture and textiles to convey visions of war, resistance and perseverance. Exhibited in the window façade of Finn’s Corner, Cork City, the work comprised a scaffolding installation of video monitors, hand-tufted rugs and sculptural objects. Through digital and handmade works, which often incorporate intricate and laborious craft processes, Longing, Beyond explored how the past is continually revised to meet the present, and the ways in which juvenile fantasy is broken down into the reality of adulthood.
Bassam Al-Sabah lives and works in Belfast and Dublin. His solo exhibitions include Solstice Arts Centre, Navan;; The LAB, Dublin; Eight Gallery, Dublin; and group exhibitions including Irish Museum Of Modern Art, Dublin; Pallas Projects, Dublin; Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin; and Tulca 18, Galway.
Curated by Chris Clarke and commissioned by the Glucksman in partnership with Cork Midsummer Festival. It was on view to the public from 14 - 27 June 2021.
