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Mar‘a’yeh – A Night's Journey
Alona Rodeh, Night Walk at Hasenheide 2024 – Alona Rodeh, Night Walk at Hasenheide 2024. Foto: Anton Tal
© Foto: Anton Tal
Mar‘a’yeh. Marayeh (مرايه) the Levantine Arabic word for mirror harbors within it the Hebrew word with the same meaning: Mar’a (מַראָה). This residency invites artists of Jewish and Muslim heritage to participate in a year of exchange, conversation, and co-creation. The fellows share an immersive experience in the world of Jewish and Islamic text as a source of inspiration for art, dialogue and criticism. Intellectual input, critique and skills support are provided by a team of scholars, academics, social practitioners and artists of both faiths and cultures.
The annual theme, Night, is the focal point for study, conversation and creation. Mar'a'yeh-Fellows explore the theme of Night in the Jewish and Islamic canons and in the lives of creatives. They look at how and why Night anchors, liberates, and terrifies us. Through a study of evocative stories of epic nights from Islamic and Jewish scriptural heritage, they examine the mystery of Night with its fantasies, eroticism, and mysticism that often dissipate at dawn. Sessions are led by alternating pairs of Jewish and Muslim scholars juxtapose Jewish and Islamic texts to explore the plurality of lived Muslimness and Jewishness, enabling scrutiny of one’s own traditions and gaining familiarity with those of others. Our Marayeh, Mar’a on the wall does not tickle our vanity. Rather, it reflects our flaws and beauty while unveiling the complexities and predicaments of human experience. Mar‘a’yeh aims to challenge perceptions of Jewishness and Muslimness in German society, spark dialogue, and ultimately foster empathy.
Participating Artists
Edna Al-Najar, Yasmine Amal, Rüzgâr Buşki, Abie Franklin, Ali Gharib, Anna Lublina, Maria Margolina, Sami Morhayim, Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, Benyamin Reich, Alona Rodeh, Dënalisa Shijaku, Ozan Zakariya Keskinklić
The annual theme, Night, is the focal point for study, conversation and creation. Mar'a'yeh-Fellows explore the theme of Night in the Jewish and Islamic canons and in the lives of creatives. They look at how and why Night anchors, liberates, and terrifies us. Through a study of evocative stories of epic nights from Islamic and Jewish scriptural heritage, they examine the mystery of Night with its fantasies, eroticism, and mysticism that often dissipate at dawn. Sessions are led by alternating pairs of Jewish and Muslim scholars juxtapose Jewish and Islamic texts to explore the plurality of lived Muslimness and Jewishness, enabling scrutiny of one’s own traditions and gaining familiarity with those of others. Our Marayeh, Mar’a on the wall does not tickle our vanity. Rather, it reflects our flaws and beauty while unveiling the complexities and predicaments of human experience. Mar‘a’yeh aims to challenge perceptions of Jewishness and Muslimness in German society, spark dialogue, and ultimately foster empathy.
Participating Artists
Edna Al-Najar, Yasmine Amal, Rüzgâr Buşki, Abie Franklin, Ali Gharib, Anna Lublina, Maria Margolina, Sami Morhayim, Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, Benyamin Reich, Alona Rodeh, Dënalisa Shijaku, Ozan Zakariya Keskinklić
Runtime: Fri, 08/11/2024 to Sun, 08/12/2024
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