AHlam khamis ‘24
iNTERMEDIA + DIGITAL ARTS mfa, umbc
Cactus Crown, 2021
Digital photo collage
17” x 24”
The cactus fruit holds significance for Palestinians. This piece explores certain impossible elements of my Palestinian American identity, and incorporates members of my family. The garment I am wearing in the image is a straight jacket that I built and in a sense it brought untied parts of me together.