OF LONGING AND SONGBIRDS
Rihab Essayh
at Union Gallery, Kingston
Main Space
October 4 – December 10, 2022
Curatorial Assistant: Elyse Longair
The artist would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
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الشوق لجوقة العصافير عند الغسق
(Longing for a choir of sparrows at dusk), 2021.
Spray painted voile, nylon threads, hand dyed cotton velvet upholstered cushions, speaker, 7’1”x14’7”x7’11”.
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