Narrative Threads
Palestinian Embroidery in Contemporary Art
$61.99
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
25 November 2025
Summary
For centuries, Palestinian women wrote the stories of their lives and land with a needle and thread. Their embroidery, or tatreez, inspired hundreds of artists who reinterpreted and transformed it into a symbol of Palestinian identity, steadfastness and resistance.
Narrative Threads celebrates the immense beauty and significance of Palestinian embroidery in contemporary art. Joanna Barakat documents and features more than 200 works by twenty-four established and emerging arti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849250818 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849250812 |
| Author: | Joanna Barakat |
| Publisher: | Saqi Books |
| Imprint: | Saqi Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 210mm x 270mm |
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Critics Review
‘An impactful account of the role tatreez plays as a tool of cultural affirmation and resistance […] What truly resonates, amidst the myriad ways in which artists have sought to incorporate a piece of their homeland into their art, is the way in which tatreez in its contemporary expression echoes the resilience of the Palestinian people.’
* Canvas Magazine *Joanna Barakat
Joanna Barakat expresses her deep-rooted connection to Palestinian culture through her self-reflective artwork, which combines painting and embroidery. Her artwork has been exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and the American Museum Katzen Art Center in Washington DC. Complementing her art practice, she shares her passion for Palestinian embroidery by teaching workshops and through her Instagram page, The Tatreez Circle. Born in Jerusalem and raised in Los Angeles, she currently lives in Abu Dhabi.
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