Ayman Azraq

@visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza: Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. Smuggled sperm By Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Born in Egypt in 1995, holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education (2017). She specializes in performance art and the use of cinematic makeup. She has taken training courses in various fields such as photography, video, acting, and theater, and has trained in techniques including printing, graphic design, and engraving. She has participated in several local art exhibitions and is interested in developing theory and technique in the field of contemporary arts, as well as formulating artistic concepts and projects. She has received several production grants and artistic residencies at Shababek Studio, through which she produced projects addressing various concepts, most notably humanistic themes. She also received an artistic residency grant at Elteqa Studio, where she completed several solo projects, the most significant of which is a project titled "Smuggled sperm ." She has initiated several projects on paper recycling for producing artworks and has offered specialized workshops in artistic cinematic makeup for teenagers. She is also engaged in research and is fully dedicated to artistic production. She currently works as a makeup artist for local media production companies, a set and accessories designer for Ayyam Theater, and a cinematic makeup trainer.

@visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza: Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. Gaza platform And Night OH Night By Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima Palestinian award-winning filmmaker with a strong background in directing, cinematography, editing, and color grading. Based in Gaza, I craft visually compelling stories that reflect human resilience, reality, and untold narratives. Experienced in documentary and cinematic storytelling, with a passion for turning real-life moments into powerful visual experiences.

@visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza: Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. Civil Registry 801129735 By Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Multidisciplinary visual artist born in Gaza in 1998. She lives and works in Gaza. Her artistic practice sheds light on the contemporary events she experiences daily in Gaza. She examines the new character acquired by the survivor of genocide, as well as the social and psychological transformations produced by wars on Gazan society. Living within this reality as an artist, she explores these themes through diverse media, with a particular focus on installation art, as seen in her works “Civil Record” (Sijil Madani) and “A Box of Fiber” (Sanduq min al-Lif). She has received several grants and artist residencies, including with Shababik Studio and the Wasla Grant 2026. During the 2026 genocidal war, she worked on creative activation and psychosocial support programs for children at Dar Al-Kalima and with UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency). She served as artist-in-residence at the Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center under Gaza Municipality. Al-Ashqar has widely exhibited her work and participated in numerous exhibitions, including at the Walled Off Hotel Gallery in Bethlehem. She also took part in the launch of the book “Malādh al-Fann” (Sanctuary of Art) in 2022. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from 2020.

@visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza: Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. Masar, “The Trail” By @walaa.shublaq Palestinian architect and visual artist. She was born in 1996 in Gaza City, where she currently lives and works. Her artistic practice explores human dimensions through historical narratives, merging them with contemporary experiences to celebrate heritage and enhance authenticity. As a self-taught artist, Walaa has mastered ink sketching, watercolor painting, and conceptual art over the past 7 years and has led numerous workshops to share her expertise. The artist work has been prominently featured in various exhibitions, including “Every tomorrow I remember” (Barcelona, Berlin, 2026); “Key Of Return” (Berlin, Barcelona, 2025); “I Will Write Our Will above the Clouds” (Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, 2024); “Augen aus Gaza” (Göttingen, Berlin, 2024); “Our heritage our identity” and “Focal Point” (Gaza, 2022); “Waslah exhibition” (Gaza, 2021); “Ten years of sketching” (Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah, 2018). Walaa has won many productivity grants in the field of visual arts, some by the General Union of Cultural Centers in cooperation with the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center and Abdul Mohsen Qattan Foundation. She also won many awards, including the PUI (Premiere Ugance International) Award for painting scenes from the archaeological site of Hilarion Monastery within the 2030 Transition Program; and the “Tom K” Award for Free Architectural Drawing from “Riwaq” Center for Popular Architecture 2016.

Today!! Open during Visit Vestbredden: Saturday 13:00-20:00 // 17:00 Talk with Motaz Al Habbash, Hamada Elkept Sunday 13:00-20:00

Opening today 17:00 at Podium! Open during Visit Vestbredden: Saturday 13:00-20:00 // 17:00 Talk with Motaz Al Habbash, Hamada Elkept Sunday 13:00-20:00 For You 2 presents works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza. For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of Ayman Al-Azraq and Shareef Sarhan, cofounder of Gaza City’s Shababeek Art Center. Artist2Artist is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023 - it was established in 2024, building on Al-Azraq and Shareef’s collaboration since 2021. For You 2 is not a typical exhibition. It responds to the rapid changes that have shaped the years 2025 and 2026. During this time, the destruction of Gaza’s cultural spaces has increased. Archives, studios, and art schools have been deliberately targeted and erased. Solidarity movements across borders have faced new restrictions. Showing art from Gaza in Europe now brings risks of censorship, loss of funding, and accusations of bias. The seven artists in For You are not observers. They offer direct accounts of survival and resistance under ongoing violence and blockade. The title For You 2 asks who this work is for, and the question is urgent. Solidarity must be real and involve risk and responsibility. Preserving artistic life is an act of resistance. This exhibition records the present and insists that witnessing and remembering are ways to resist efforts to erase these stories.

@visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza: Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra Palestinian journalist and visual storyteller from Gaza, holding a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Al-Azhar University (2023). I work in content creation, voice-over, and media production, with a strong focus on documenting human stories in their most vulnerable moments. My work explores the concept of "the impact of absence," capturing the small details that become lasting memories even after loss. I am part of the Community Development and Media Center (CDMC), where I participated in specialized programs, including psychological support and first aid training for journalists, as well as the project "Building Truth and Resilience," which strengthened my ability to work under challenging conditions. I am also a recipient of the Wasla Visual Arts Grant for 2026, through which I continue to develop my visual storytelling practice, using photography as a space for expression, resistance, and conveying lived reality beyond headlines. Through my work, I aim to capture what is left unsaid, highlighting the traces that absence leaves behind, and turning images into human testimonies that go beyond documentation.

@visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza: Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. Sleep The famine Hamada Elkept: Visual artist whose work explores themes of surveillance, displacement, and collective memory through multidisciplinary practices. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Globe Aroma in Brussels (2024–2025). His recent solo exhibition, Under Surveillance, was presented in Valencia, Spain (2025). Elkept participated in the Open Art Biennale in Örebro, Sweden (2024); What Palestine Brings to the World at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (2024); and the Sahab Museum project within the exhibition Signal by Mohamed Bourouissa at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2024). He was also an artist-in-residence at the Academia Española en Roma (2023). Earlier projects include Creating, with children with disabilities in North Gaza (2021), and Butterfly Effect (2020), supported by the French Cultural Center, working with children affected by the 2020 war on Gaza. Elkept has exhibited widely, including his solo exhibition Empty Bowl at the French Consulate in Gaza (2019). He completed multiple residencies at Shababeek for Contemporary Art (2019 & 2021). In addition to his artistic practice, he worked for seven years as an expressive art trainer in the Safe Spaces Project with the Tamer Foundation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Al- Aqsa University, Gaza.

During @visitvestbredden we are presenting the works of 7 Palestinian artists from Gaza Raneen Rafat Al-Qedra @raneen_rafat Esraa Al-Ashqar @artist_esraaashqar Wala’a Shublaq @walaa.shublaq Shaimaa Esmat @shaimaa.esmt Mariam Salah @mariamsalah_44 Hamada Elkept @hamadaelkept Khaled Tuaima @khaled.tuaima For You 2 extends the Artist2Artist initiative of @l.alzafari @ayman_alazraq and @shareef_sarhan , co-founder of Gaza City’s @contemp.linkages . Artist2Artist.no is a response to the need for artistic organisation after the war on Gaza in 2023. No Signal Shaima Esmat: Born in Gaza City in 1992, holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Al-Aqsa University. She worked as an art teacher, arts facilitator and activist. She participated in several contemporary art workshops and obtained a local art residency in Shababek Studio in 2020. She is interested in photography and has participated in numerous joint art exhibitions at the local, regional, and international levels.

Velkommen til Palestinapodden live med de palestinske kunstnerne @ayman_alazraq og @shareef_sarhan 🍉 📆 Lørdag 11. april kl. 18:00 📍 Grafill, Møllergata 39, Oslo Arrangementet er en del av en utstillingsåpning med flere panelsamtaler med fokus på kunst på Gaza under folkemord og Nakba, arrangert av @posters4palestine - AMID THE RUBBLE, WE PERSIST! Utstillingen åpner 14:00, så få gjerne med deg hele programmet hos @grafill_

🗄️ Vi er stolte av å annonsere at Oslo Kunstforening har inngått et samarbeid med kunstneren Ayman Alazraq om prosjektet Palestine-Norway Archive Unit, som nå holder til i deler av våre lokaler i første etasje. Palestine-Norway Archive Unit er et levende arkivprosjekt som utforsker det langvarige forholdet mellom Palestina og Norge gjennom personlige arkiver, film, kunstneriske fortolkninger og offentlig program. I lokalene vil det arrangeres samtaler, utstillinger og presentasjoner av prosjektets utvikling. 📷 • Ayman Alazraq. Foto: Henrik Follesø Egeland • Liam Alzafari, Words – كلمات, Oslo Kunstforening. Foto: Henrik Follesø Egeland • Foto fra Palestine-Norway Archive Unit • Oslo Kunstforening. Foto: Henrik Follesø Egeland • Foto fra Palestine-Norway Archive Unit