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In Search of the Marshes: The Karkh and the Rusafa

The eastern and western banks of the river Tigris that runs around Baghdad are known as Karkh and Rusafa. They serve as the starting point for the Baghdad-based artist Aqeel Khreef’s exploration into the effects of climate change on Iraq’s southern marshes, which the ancient Tigris river feeds into. In the footage below, Khreef crosses…
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Watch the ‘Letters to My Father’ Film

Watch the film ‘Letters to My Father’ which shows behind the scenes footage of the Iraqi artist Salam Atta Sabri and introduces his latest publication with a conversation between Salam Atta Sabri, Tamara Chalabi and Philippe Van Cauteren. Salam Atta Sabri (b. 1953, Baghdad) is one of the most important Iraqi artists of his generation.…
 

Watch the Trailer for Francis Alÿs’ film ‘Sandlines, the Story of History’

Ruya Foundation is pleased to share the trailer of Francis Alÿs’ recent film ‘Sandlines, the Story of History’ (2019), which was made in collaboration with the Foundation and Julien Devaux. The trailer introduces the children of the village of Nerkzlia who were Alÿs’ cast. Through costumes and puppets they play characters from Iraq’s history, from…