THE GUARDIAN
By Alexandra Villareal
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| Mohamed Hafez at the Brooklyn Museum. Photograph: Kolin N Mendez |
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Mohamad Hafez’s sculptures, every detail brings a part of Syria to life. A doll-sized porcelain plate represents how people would send food to their neighbors. Syrian and Jewish fabric fragments on a clothes line embody the region’s diversity. And the decorations on a building mimic Greek and Roman symbols all over old city streets. At the
Brooklyn Museum, Hafez paces near his work, studying visitors’ reactions. He shoots videos on his phone, or reads descriptions about Syria, Then and Now. But he tries not to reveal his identity. “I feel it’s my duty to be doing this work,” Hafez said. “It’s not a privilege. It’s not a luxury. It’s a duty.” [
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| Mohamad Hafez - Damascene Athan series. Photograph: Alex Olevitch |
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| Mohamad Hafez – Syria, Then and Now. Photograph: Jonathan Dorado |
