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Materials Lab Workshop: Preserving Memory and Loss, with Artist Mohamad Hafez

Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA

Apr 18 2024
Materials Lab Workshop: Preserving Memory and Loss, with Artist Mohamad Hafez

Artist Mohamad Hafez stands near one of his sculptures in his multimedia installation UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage (2017). Photo: Paul Specht.

Create a streetscape based on memory and emotion with Syrian American artist Mohamad Hafez.

Syrian American artist and architect Mohamad Hafez encapsulates in his art memories of his homeland and its turmoil. Working with a combination of found objects, paint, and scrap metal, Hafez creates surrealistic Syrian streetscapes that are architectural in appearance and politically charged in content.

During this hands-on, multisensory workshop, you will explore Hafez’s architectural creations, while taking in the scent of Syrian spices, and apply the artist’s fast-paced drawing and ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Registration is required and space is limited; registration will open on this form, beginning on Monday, April 8, at 10am. Materials fee must be paid to confirm registration. Please email am_register@harvard.edu or call 617-495-1440 to join the waitlist.

Additional time info:

The hands-on session will take place in the Materials Lab on the Lower Level.

LOCATION

Harvard Art Museums

32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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