DARINA JABR

Palestine

DARINA JABR

2025

Espacios: Espositivo Justa Celesta

Darina Jabr is a Palestinian art director, filmmaker, and visual artist from Jerusalem. Her work explores socio-political issues through the lens of her identity, drawing from personal experiences and observations. With a lively sense of playfulness, she crafts visually engaging narratives that appear naive yet subtly convey complex contemporary realities. Through fi lm and art direction, she challenges conventions, using creativity as a tool for storytelling and resistance. Her approach blends artistry with activism, making her work both thought-provoking and accessible. By merging identity, politics, and seemingly-naive imagery, she creates pieces that invite reflection and dialogue on pressing social issues.

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Meeting

22 Oct 25

Visit to Asunción Molinos Gordo’s studio

We met with Asunción Molinos Gordo in her studio in Collado Mediano. The day began with a hike in the mountains, a space for conversation and mutual recognition between the artistic practices of TEJA’s Palestinian artists-in-residence—Darina Jabr and Sabreen Haj Ahmad—and Asunción.

The notion of “peasant philosophy,” the core of Asunción’s work, resonated deeply with the residents as a way of thinking that also inhabits their own stories and their connection to the land. We then visited her studio, where we were able to delve into her projects and creative processes.

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Meeting

21 Oct 25

Breakfast on Planta Alta

Last Tuesday, October 21st, we shared a breakfast meeting with Planta Alta residents from the Taiwan Cultural Division, #notar, #otheredgesoftheworld, and TEJA programs to discuss, exchange ideas, and continue strengthening ties. It was a space for conversation, listening, and recognition among artists working from different perspectives and contexts. During the meeting, we shared experiences from current and past programs and took the opportunity to continue building a community around art and creation.

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Meeting

06 Nov 25

session of artistic criticism and feedback

Our artists-in-residence Darina Jabr and Sabreen Haj Ahmad visited the Institute for Postnatural Studies to participate in an art critique and feedback session.

During the meeting, artist and architect Jawaad Issoop, originally from Mauritius and a participant in the international residency GASP – Global African Sitting Practices, shared his project Intra-Architectures: Stories of Being-with and Survivability.

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29 Oct 25

Visit with the Tentacular Museum team at the Reina Sofía Museum

The Tentacular Museum proposes an institutional approach committed to its social, political, and cultural environment, weaving collaborative networks that expand the museum’s role beyond art and connect it with contemporary movements and realities.

During the visit, in addition to exploring some of the exhibitions, we went to Guernica for a shared reading and reflection on the different historical moments in Spain and Palestine.

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Meeting

28 Oct 25

Visit to Laura Mema’s studio

On October 28th, we shared a wonderful gathering at Laura Mema’s studio with the TEJA team and artist-in-residence Darina Jabr.

Laura, an artist and researcher, intertwines art, science, and nature, exploring the connections between living beings and the translation of energetic and sonic landscapes into matter. Her work transforms vibrations, geometries, and subtle energies into immersive experiences that invite us to inhabit and feel art as a form of connection and healing. It’s always a pleasure to share spaces and learn more about the artists’ projects.

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Meeting Workshops

09 Oct 25

Reclaiming Layla – Little Red Riding Hood Character Design Workshop

On October 9th and 10th, the activity “Reclaiming Layla: Little Red Riding Hood Character Design Workshop” took place, taught by our artists-in-residence Darina Jabr and Sabreen Haj Ahmad, in collaboration with the Círculo de Bellas Artes.

The workshop challenged participants to reimagine the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood through writing and illustration exercises, with the aim of bringing to life a new Layla—the Arabic name for Little Red Riding Hood—who embodies strength, resilience, and an empowered path to femininity. By reclaiming the power of storytelling, participants questioned inherited archetypes, challenged colonial frameworks, and articulated alternative feminist perspectives rooted in local and personal narratives. This collective exploration sought to open a space for voices that rewrite, resist, and reimagine the stories that shape us.

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Exhibitions

08 Nov 25

Darina Jabr performance at Espacio Rojo

On November 8th, our artist-in-residence, Darina Jabr, presented a performative lecture at Espacio Rojo exploring the memory and migration of the Palestinian people. “Using the Threads of Time” is a piece that intertwines narrative, weaving, and collective participation, where, through gestures, voices, and materials, Darina weaves personal and collective stories.

Following the presentation, the audience was invited to move, listen, and become part of a living tapestry of memories, borders, and belonging. At the end, the discussion opened up, creating a shared space for reflection where movement, migration, and memory intertwined in the experiences of those who participated.

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Meeting Presentations

11 Nov 25

Meeting between our artists in residence and the TBA21 team

On Tuesday, November 11th, we met with the TBA21 team, where our three Palestinian artists in residence, Darina Jabr, Sabreen Haj Ahmad, and Shaima Shiek Ali, presented their portfolios and shared their experiences, processes, and projects.

It was a space for dialogue and connection, where themes of memory, territory, identity, and resilience were explored, generating a profound conversation about how art can act as a common language in the face of distance and loss.

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