Jam’atna 2021

Jamatna 2021: Time, Synchrony, and The Divine

Ramadan Kareem!
from the Warehouse421 Family!

Artwork by: Alia and Maitha Damithan

Time, Synchrony, and The Divine
Jam'atna in Ramadan 2021
With Nahla Tabbaa

This Ramadan, our digital program Jam'atna returns with Nahla Tabbaa, to present you a series of four online Suhoor Happenings that explore the communal spirit of Ramadan in a multi-dimensional way, addressing the Holy Month’s reconstruction of time. The invited hosts are inspired by our restructured eating habits, surrendering and the altering of our pace as a sacred act to synchronise with the holy month and transcend our daily urban rhythms and cycles. Each host invites participants of the happening to rethink how their own creative practices synchronise and align with the values of the Holy Month.

Nahla is an artist, pedagogue and culinary ethnographer. Interested in urban research, materiality, and alchemy, she works within these realms to create social impact.
She earned her MA in Curatorial Practice from the Bath School of Art and Design (2012), and her BFA in Sculpture from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design (2009). She previously led and developed the community programme at Sharjah Art Foundation, and currently develops education projects independently and in collaboration with institutions including Art Jameel, Warehouse 421, and the Beacon House National Trust University. She is also a culinary navigator, podcast host and ethnographer with Frying Pan Adventures; a tourism company specialised in food and walking, the co-founder of The Alchemy of Dyeing; an alchemical dyeing educational platform; Forsa School; a critical and professional programme for artists  and Daftar Asfar; a sketchbook publishing collective.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

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To attend the Happenings and for more information, see below:

A Fulfilling Morsel with Azim Al Ghussein and Rouba Shaath 

Through soap making, participants will learn to extend a significant ingredient into a form that allows for sharing with a larger group over a slower time period. Participants are encouraged to consider who does this sharing extend to, what is being shared and why it is being shared. 

The Pot with Attempting Abla Nazira (Moza Almatrooshi & Marwa Benhalim)

Join artists Moza Al Matrooshi and Marwa Benhalim- founders and curators of Attempting Abla Nazira in a roundtable discussion around foods and their accompanying idioms, anecdotes and memes. By taking part in this Suhoor Happening, you will have the opportunity to join in the ceremonious preparation of a refreshment, and deep dive into critical nuances around food, its origins, and pop culture.  

 

Words and Symbols with Joanna Barakat and Farah Chamma

The worlds of words and symbols are brought together in a collaboration between poet Farah Chamma and artist Joanna Barakat. Inspired by ancient traditions, the poem will first serve as a tool for guidance, using the process of Divination. The words and meaning will then be turned into symbols which will be incorporated into a talisman.  This wearable reminder will be designed and made by the participants using acrylic paint markers and a leather band.

Chew With Your Mouth Open with The Faraway Bistro (Sondos Azzam, Emilie Wall and Freya Smith)

This Happening, hosted by the Faraway Bistro will manifest itself into a collective meal in which each participant will be encouraged to interact with their tablescapes in an unconventional manner within the parameters set by the bistro at the time of the Happening. The theme of this project is the disruption of the table. This is encouraged through the use of our napkins embroidered with the words “Chew with your mouth open” to disregard social etiquette through this off-brand feast. The napkins also present a sense of community between the participants as they feast alone. 

The audience’s role is to watch the experience unfold while the participants challenge their interactions with their individual tablescapes.