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Noor

Noor Majed-Suleiman

Born in 1996 in Limerick, Ireland and lives in London, UK.

Medium

Photography

Year

2023

Description

"eyes are fields of roses and amber
cheeks are brown and oriental
etched in the ink across skin untethered by gender or sex
the lamassu king almighty abandoned"

photos taken by Algerian best friend - Mehdi Klouche-Djedid (he/they/she)
the subject - Noor Majed-Suleiman (he/she) - is a Baghdadi trans lesbian, whose life experiences cumulate in this series of portraits

this piece is a testament to the future of queer rights across Iraq and the world, the diaspora is waking to a new revolution we see Noor in his element, playing video games and working out, slaloming between the masculine and feminine with grace and power

This series aims to challenge the preconceived notions describing the future of the Iraqi diaspora, one that embraces the intersection between Mesopotamian tradition and queer innovation.

Instagram: noor3ayoon

The New Sumerians Project

Sundus Abdul Hadi

Born in 1985 in Baghdad, and lives in Ontario, Canada.

Medium

Digital Composite Image & Photography

Year

2020

Description

Around 7,000 years ago, an ancient civilization known as the Sumerians settled along the banks of the Euphrates river, modern day Iraq. Their story gives clues as to our origin. Time was established as we still perceive it, and their advanced understanding of the cosmos and astronomy suggests that our ancestors had a certain access to the celestial sphere that has since been lost in translation.

THE NEW SUMERIANS is an evolving project that honours the ancestry we carry as displaced peoples. In collaboration with photographer Ahmad Nasereldein, I have created portraits that I have manipulated with the sculpted facial and body parts of Ancient Sumerians, starting with the 5,000 year old mask of “The Lady of Uruk”. This iteration begins with my origin story: my family— the microcosm. This process of transformation pays homage to our celestial ancestors, despite the passage of time and the circumstances that have propelled us away from our homeland.

These ancient sculptures carry our burdens and have witnessed our pillage. The New Sumerians is part of a larger exploration rooted in storytelling and world-building; a supernatural dimension where ancestors live amongst the unborn, and intergenerational burdens transform into wisdom.


نور

نور ماجد سليمان

ولدت عام ١٩٩٦ في ليمريك، أيرلندا و تعيش في لندن، المملكة المتحدة.

الوسط

التصوير

السنة

٢٠٢٣

الوصف

"عيناها حقلا وردٍ وعنبرٍ زهية
وجنتاها بنيةٌ في لونها شرقية
بالحبر زينت جلدها وكسرت قيود جنسها
وهجرت لاماسو في المنفى ملِكِها"

التُقِطت الصور من صديقي المقرب مهدي كلوش جديد (جزائري من مجتمع الميم).
موضوع الصورة - نور ماجد سليمان مثلية عابرة جنسياً تراكمت تجارب حياتها في هذه السلسلة من الصور.
هذا العمل الفني هو شهادة على مستقبل حقوق المثليين في جميع أنحاء العراق والعالم، المغتربون يستيقظون على ثورة جديدة
نرى نور في مكانه، يلعب ألعاب الفيديو ويتدرب، يتدرج بين المذكر والمؤنث برشاقة وقوة.

تهدف هذه السلسلة إلى تحدي المفاهيم المسبقة التي تصف مستقبل الشتات العراقي، والتي تحتضن التقاطع بين تقاليد بلاد ما بين النهرين ومفاهيم المثلية.

The New Sumerians Project

Sundus Abdul Hadi

Born in 1985 in Baghdad, and lives in Ontario, Canada.

Medium

Digital Composite Image & Photography

Year

2020

Description

Around 7,000 years ago, an ancient civilization known as the Sumerians settled along the banks of the Euphrates river, modern day Iraq. Their story gives clues as to our origin. Time was established as we still perceive it, and their advanced understanding of the cosmos and astronomy suggests that our ancestors had a certain access to the celestial sphere that has since been lost in translation.

THE NEW SUMERIANS is an evolving project that honours the ancestry we carry as displaced peoples. In collaboration with photographer Ahmad Nasereldein, I have created portraits that I have manipulated with the sculpted facial and body parts of Ancient Sumerians, starting with the 5,000 year old mask of “The Lady of Uruk”. This iteration begins with my origin story: my family— the microcosm. This process of transformation pays homage to our celestial ancestors, despite the passage of time and the circumstances that have propelled us away from our homeland.

These ancient sculptures carry our burdens and have witnessed our pillage. The New Sumerians is part of a larger exploration rooted in storytelling and world-building; a supernatural dimension where ancestors live amongst the unborn, and intergenerational burdens transform into wisdom.


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