We are delighted to announce Majd Abdel Hamid's first solo exhibition in Lebanon, Ode to the Sea.
Ode to the Sea is an ongoing body of work—a travel journal of various cities and islands around the Mediterranean Sea. The first chapter focuses on the Kerkennah Islands in Tunisia, the second on Beirut, and the third on Anafi Island in Greece. In each place, materials like fabric, soap, found objects, and threads are gathered. This travel journal evolves into a collection of photo books, sculptures, collages on cotton paper, videos.
The narratives emerge through visual and material compositions, creating a dialogue between sensory experiences and memories. Details such as shifting light, color studies, shades, and subtle impressions converge to evoke an ongoing, nonverbal diary.
Ode to the Sea is an ongoing body of work—a travel journal of various cities and islands around the Mediterranean Sea. The first chapter focuses on the Kerkennah Islands in Tunisia, the second on Beirut, and the third on Anafi Island in Greece. In each place, materials like fabric, soap, found objects, and threads are gathered. This travel journal evolves into a collection of photo books, sculptures, collages on cotton paper, videos.
The narratives emerge through visual and material compositions, creating a dialogue between sensory experiences and memories. Details such as shifting light, color studies, shades, and subtle impressions converge to evoke an ongoing, nonverbal diary.
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition I, Chapter I: Kerkannah, 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition I, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition II, Chapter II: Beirut , 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition III, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition IV, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition V, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition VI, Chapter II: Beirut , 2024Lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm
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Majd Abdel HamidTile I, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile II, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile III, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile IV, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile V, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile VI, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile VII, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile VIII, Chapter II: Beirut, 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidTile IX, Chapter II: Beirut , 2024Plaster, silk and acrylic ink10 x 10 cmCourtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition I, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition II, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition III, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Polaroid, woven thread, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition IV, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Polaroid, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition V, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition VI, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Polaroid, lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm
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Majd Abdel HamidComposition VII, Chapter III: Anafi, 2024Lace, silk and cotton thread on paper31 x 25 cm
(framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist -
Majd Abdel HamidThread Box, Chapter II: Beirut , 2024Cotton thread, silk, carton, table clothTriptych, 31 x 25 cm each (framed)Courtesy of Marfa’ ProjectsCopyright The Artist
Majd Abdel Hamid is a visual artist from Palestine. He was born in Damascus in 1988, and is currently based between Beirut and Paris. He graduated from Malmö Art Academy, Sweden(2010) and attended the International Academy of Art in Palestine (2007-2009).
Majd Abdel Hamid's solo exhibitions include Muscle Memory, CCA: Centre for ContemporaryArts, Glasgow; 800 meters and a corridor, gb agency, Paris (2022); A Stitch in Time, Fondation d'Entreprise Hermès, Brussels curated by Guillaume Desanges (2021).
Majd Abdel Hamid's work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including Memory Sews Together Events That Hadn’t Previously Met, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah; Splendid Isolation, SMAK, Ghent; La Beauté du Diable, Frac Franche-Comté, Besançon (2022); Répare, Reprise, CitéInternational des Arts, Paris, (2021); Heartbreak, Ruya Maps,Venice; Touché! (gesture, movement,action), Beirut Art Center, Beyrouth, (2019); Unravelled, Beirut Art Center, Beyrouth (2017); at Krognoshuset Lund in Sweden (2016),the Valencia Institute of Modern Art in Spain and the Halil Saakini Cultural Center in Palestine (2018).
He has taken part in several international residencies and workshops, including March Project (Sharjah Art Foundation, 2015), Former West (Berlin, Germany, 2013) and Truth is Concrete (Granz, Austria, 2012). Hamid worked in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Parisin 2009. He was a finalist for the Young Artist of the Year Award, presented by the A.M. QattanFoundation, in 2008, 2010, and 2012.
Majd Abdel Hamid's work is part of international public collections including Centre Pompidou, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France; The Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden; S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium; Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE; Kadist Art Fondation, Paris, France; Frac Franche-Comté, Besançon, France; CNAP, Collection Nationale, Paris, France, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Saradar Collection, Beirut, Lebanon.
