I am proud to present my third solo exhibition in Palestine, hosted by the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre in Ramallah. The exhibition opened on 22 October and closed on 20 December 2025. I am thankful for the tremendous support from the Centre, represented by its Director, Leila Abbas, the board members, and the team who
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During my art residency in Titanik and HIAP . I created a multimedia art installation titled ‘If Only We Could Bury Our City’,presenting my ongoing research on traditional weaving techniques from Palestine. The artwork is built on a dialogue between archival references and interviews conducted with the surviving Palestinian weaver, @majdalawifabric Hussam Zaqout. Who carries on the
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24 April – 19 June Titanik Gallery, Turku, Finland. ‘Ramallah-based Palestinian artist and designer Lara Saloust tells the story of a land constantly repaired by the careful threading of relations between generations, knowledge, and with territory. Palestine appears in Salous as layered with life, culture passed over hand-by-hand, and a proud companionship with the land
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This December 2024, my work “Borderless Weave” found a home at the Lucia Mendoza Gallery in Madrid as part of Relational Routes’s collective exhibition, creatively directed curation by Martin Jimenez Javier, features my piece. The gallery has long been known for creating dialogues between different artistic practices, and it’s dedicated to driving contemporary art towards
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It is a profound honour to receive the 1st Honorable Mention at the Contextile Biennale 2024, an international exhibition that showcases innovative and contemporary textile art. The biennale exhibited the artworks of 50 international artists out of 1400. Representing Palestine myself, this recognition affirms my commitment to using wool as a medium to explore themes
One of the artist’s accomplishments throughout the project was exploring the traditional ground loom used by Palestinian women. After designing a range of beautifully woven stools, she revived the ground loom, recognizing its essential role in weaving, which had become disconnected from the Palestinian urban scene. She integrated the loom’s mechanism into a chair, transforming
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‘If you drive from the city of Ramallah to the village of Mughayyir, through the car window, you see ochre lands, olive trees, already harvested wheat fields, light-coloured buildings, and a bright blue sky. It’s a vision quite similar to what one might see if, crossing part of the Iberian Peninsula, you go from Sigüenza
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I Participated through an open call of Tadafuq; an artistic program developed in Palestine, supported by several local and European institutions, for which it gathers Young artists from fragmented geopolitical compartments inside and outside Palestine. Tadafuq seeks to overcome physical borders and arbitrary checkpoints through artistic expression, an exhibition held in Casa Árabe in Madrid,
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I am thrilled to share that Harper’s Bazaar Interiors magazine recently published an article about my work titled “The Art of Resistance.” This article sheds light on my practice and my critical work to preserve the Palestinian heritage craft of weaving through my social enterprise, Woolwoman. Thanks to Ayesha S. Shehmir, the magazine editor, for
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Creating handmade wool is a labour-intensive process that requires dedication, attention to detail, and a deep appreciation for the craft. The wool I work with comes from original local Palestinian breed sheep, sheared just once a year. It is important to me that these sheep are not hybrid with non-local breeds, as their wool would
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