Global to Local Narratives Exhibit - Sculpture

the story of Icarus

Where Should We Go After the Last Frontiers?

This part of the exhibition includes "Icarus,” a sculpture created by Iraqi Kurdish American artist Sabah Al-Dhaher. 


The exhibit curator, Ayyad, uses the sculpture of the mythological character Icarus to weave the various narratives she brings together in this exhibition.  "In this variation of the story of Icarus, he has survived the fall and he is in a state of contemplation and healing his wounds.  This variation of the story resonates deeply with me.  Survivors of war, occupation, and displacement may have experienced this state of contemplation, and not only reflections of the past, but also on their ongoing quest for freedom, and exploration of new frontiers," says Ayyad.

Other sculptures by Al-Dhaher are currently on display at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library as part of his exhibit "War Fragments."   


Sabah Al-Dhaher studied art at the age of fifteen at the Institute of Fine Arts in Basra, Iraq.  Al-Dhaher fled Iraq in 1991 fearing for his life due to his involvement in a failed uprising against the regime of Saddam Hussein. After spending two years in a refugee camp at the border of Saudi Arabia and Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, he was granted a political asylum status in the US in 1993.   Al-Dhaher teaches stone carving at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, and the annual International Stone Sculptor’s Symposium at Camp Brotherhood in Mount Vernon, WA.  



Icarus & Sabah

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