everland
everland
The nine squares of Everland are a photo collage of Palestinian embroidery sewn and woven on a wide variety of traditional costumes. This disappearing tradition is passed from generation to generation by women who sew patterns and motifs to reveal their heritage, ancestry, and place of origin.
Everland celebrates all the charm that comes out of Palestine, a place where everything gets disrupted. Yet, the collage style enables the different cross stitches, among other techniques, to penetrate deep into new borders, creating unique designs that look as if they represent every other culture.
Singulart | Magazine
In Conversation with Steve Sabella
Why did you create the Everland series? How was the project born?
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Just before the Coronavirus engulfed our reality, I was one out of forty people from all over the world chosen to be part of a co-action creative group to counter extremism through arts and culture. Our first encounter was in Venice on that weekend when it drowned, was in a state of emergency. And that’s how we all felt about the state of the world, weeks before the virus invasion. On wide whiteboards, we started drawing a new image of the world as we imagined it. Our second encounter was in Brussels, and our mission was to transform this imagination into reality before we headed to Washington, D.C., to decide on the action. None of us argued, agreed, or disputed. All of our conversations started with an “and”, where everyone contributed, adding to the bigger picture, which we all solve together. The “I” was silenced, replaced by what “we” can do to create a world based on global awareness.
The Collection
Every time everland is on display, the squares can be put in a different constellation, including their orientation to any side. This way, everland will always have endless possibilities, creating a new visual, forever changing.
Collector edition of 6/6 + 2AP | 50/50 cm
Museum edition of 6/6 + 2AP | 80/80 cm
Acquired by the Institut du Monde Arabe Museum in Paris.
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Saqi Books | London
Narrative Threads by Jonna Barakat
"Sabella describes how the process of Palestinian embroidery relates to this work. 'I found great meaning when they explained how embroidery should look fine woven inside out. I saw the method as one of meditation, of spending countless hours travelling from one almost invisible square to another, hopefully in the right direction.
The shaping of vibrant colours entices one to enter a trance state and explore the self and its inner truths."
Narrative Threadscelebrates the immense beauty and significance of Palestinian embroidery in contemporary art. Joanna Barakat documents and features more than 200 works by twenty-four established and emerging artists, who incorporate the motifs and symbolism oftatreezacross diverse media – from painting, sculpture and textile to film, photography and street art
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Everland | Detail
Limited edition print of 30
Archival pigment print on fine art paper
63 X 76 cm (paper size).
Signed & Numbered
Unframed
Ships within two weeks with a tracking number. Any customs or import duties, if they arise, are the responsibility of the buyer.
This special edition is based on a detail from Everland and is separate from the main artwork edition of Everland, which exists as a limited edition of 6 + 2 artist proofs.
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