Dima Srouji Palestinian, b. 1990
Maternal Labour 11, 2024
Print on raw aluminium
40 x 28 x 0.3 cm
15 3/4 x 11 x 1/8 in
15 3/4 x 11 x 1/8 in
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Courtesy of the Artist and Lawrie Shabibi
A series of prints on aluminum, 'Maternal Labour' celebrates the real women often labeled as “basket girls” who were hired by western institutions in the 20th century to excavate the...
A series of prints on aluminum, 'Maternal Labour' celebrates the real women often labeled as “basket girls” who were hired by western institutions in the 20th century to excavate the land that they owned and cultivated for centuries to extract valuable artefacts that were then displaced.