”In a world that is driven by contradictions, histories with varying timeframes, and geopolitical tensions, Hatoum presents us with an oeuvre that combines poetic realism and abstraction to approach a level of universality, and to become an inspirational model for numerous contemporary artists.” says curator Christine Van Assche in the exhibition catalogue.
 
Born in Beirut in 1952 to Palestinian parents, Hatoum was on a short visit to London in 1975 when the Lebanese civil war broke out. Unable to return, she attended art schools in London. She is a British citizen and lives and works in the UK.

Hatoum’s work has been exhibited widely all over the world. She has participated in numerous important exhibitions including the Turner Prize (1995), the Venice Biennale (1995 and 2005), Documenta XI, Kassel (2002), Biennale of Sydney (2006), the Istanbul Biennial (1995 and 2011) and the Moscow Biennale in 2013.
 
Solo exhibitions include Tate Britain, London (2000) Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Magasin 3, Stockholm (2004), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (2005), Palazzo Querini Stampalia, Venice (2009), Kunstmuseum St Gallen (2013-2014), Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha (2014), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2014) and Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires (2015). 
 
Hatoum’s work was previously seen in Finland when she participated in the ARS95 exhibition in Helsinki.

Hatoum was the winner of the 2011 Joan Miró Prize. She has been awarded the 10^th Hiroshima Art Prize and will be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Hiroshima City Museum in the summer and autumn of 2017.
 
This exhibition is organized by the Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, in collaboration with Finnish National Gallery/ Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and Tate Modern, London. Media Partner Eeva Magazine. The exhibition is supported by Institut Français de Finlande and Embassy of France in Finland.
 
At 7^th October opens also After the Turmoil by Meeri Koutaniemi and Arman Alizad – an exhibition about survival. It is about people who have endured great suffering yet who refuse to play the role of the victim. Instead, they have become proactive change-makers in their community.

What happens to a person after a traumatic, life-changing experience? Can the wrong be forgiven? The photographs and installations by Meeri Koutaniemi displayed in three rooms on this floor portray violence targeted at women in India and Kenya and refugees in Thailand and other parts of the world. They spotlight individuals who have risen up and defied physical and structural violence and discrimination.
 
The exhibition is based on research conducted for a documentary series that aired on Finnish television in autumn 2016. The short films in the series were directed by Arman Alizad and Meeri Koutaniemi.
 
Meeri Koutaniemi (b. 1987) is a Finnish photographer, journalist and documentarist specializing in social issues and questions of identity. She has worked in around 50 countries and her photographs have been awarded in numerous international competitions.
 
Arman Alizad (b. 1971) is an Iranian-born Finnish producer. He is known for his participatory TV documentaries taking a critical look at social conditions around the world. Alizad’s award-winning TV series have aired in 135 countries.

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