Women in Suffering
Artist Randa Saab presents “Women in Suffering”.
An exhibition of sculpture by Randa Saab focussing on the issues of the violence and trauma experienced by women and children, particularly in the Middle East.
The location is the Holy Land”, or what is known as the Levant, in the Middle East. Alongside being a major holy centre for the three Abrahamic religions, it has been a land of continuous turmoil throughout history, before and after Christ.
Randa Saab has selected three women to express this turmoil in sculptures made of fine plaster, all made in 2023-2024.
Elissa was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC. She was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (located in Lebanon) who fled tyranny to found her own city in northwest Africa.
Mary, mother of Jesus, who in 33 A.D. due to cruelty and lack of tolerance, suffered the torture and the crucifixion of her son Jesus Christ, and the persecution of his followers. Her humility and obedience to God have made her a model of devotion and righteousness.
Mother of thousands of children killed in war, at present times. Thousands have been killed, thousands maimed, thousands displaced, and thousands deprived of their basic human rights. The suffering continues.
A fourth smaller sculpture, “Contemplation”, made of white cement binds the three sculptures and questions: What happened to Thou Shalt not Kill?!
About the artist
Randa Saab is a British Lebanese visual artist, living in Rochester, Kent.
She held managerial posts at international organizations and have a master’s degree in business studies (MBA).
Perusing her passion for Art, she studied for a BA in Fine Arts and graduated in 2020. She then furthered her study of sculpture in 2022.
In 2023, she was a resident artist at Nucleus Arts, Chatham, with which she is still a Creative Associate.
Her sculpture of Charles Dickens is presently on display at the Library of Rochester Cathedral.
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