ART REVIEW KARAM NATOUR: BLURRED LINES
In his most recent exhibition Blurred Lines (held at Hulu Gallery in Split, Croatia and curated by Olga Stefan), Karam Natour explores the dynamics of power structures within society. Natour, a young artist and professor at the Academy of Art and Design in Bezalel, mainly works with video—a medium which allows him to maintain an ironic and playful stance in his practice, which often involves himself and his family.
Karam Natour: Blurred Lines
Curated by Olga Stefan
HULU SPLIT, Croatia
Location: Loggia, Golden Gate, Dioklecijanova 7 street
Opening: July 13 at 8 p.m.
Duration: July 13—27 2020
Karam Natour’s work, much like the author himself, inhabits a place in between states. Natour makes video, but also digital drawings. His videos are at times cinematic, other times basic. Linguistically he navigates between Hebrew, his native Arabic, and the global English mandated of every artist. The dialogue is scripted and improvised, metaphorical, and concrete. Small events and moments open the way to universal truths. With humour, Natour shows us how serious existence in this world of ambiguity and uncertainty really is. He is both an Arab and an Israeli, an artist and citizen, and always a minority.
Yoman, 2014
