The Medium: Photography

Tamara Abdul Hadi

Photographer

Started in 2009, this portrait series is part of a large body of work capturing semi-nude Arab men of diverse backgrounds.

The conceptual aim of this portrait series is two-fold: Trying to uncover and break the stereotypes placed upon the Arab male, and providing an alternative visual representation of that identity. Secondly, it is a celebration of their sensual beauty, an unexplored aspect of the identity of the contemporary Arab man, on the cusp of change in a society that reveres an out-dated form of hyper-masculinity.

Picture an Arab man Exhibits:

2013 Landskrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden

2013 Photoquai, Musee de Quai Branly, Paris

2013 New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK

2012 Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

2012 Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2012 Contemporary Art Platform, Kuwait

2012  Le Corps Decouverts- Institute de monde Arabe, Paris, France

2011 “Arab Winter”, Fresh Paint Gallery, Montreal, Canada

2011 Empty Quarter Gallery, Menasart fair, Beirut, Lebanon

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