Siwar Kraytem سوار قريطم

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗶(𝘆)𝘁𝗲𝗺 @siwarkraytem is a multilingual artist and researcher based between Beirut and Amsterdam, focusing on language during times of transformation. 𝗮𝗯𝘀(𝗱𝗶𝘀)𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 documents war, migration and belonging through Arabic diary entries and recorded mementos, tracing a shifting sense of home, identity and time in the Netherlands. ----------------- 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗶 @youneschergui is an architect and designer. His work explores how architecture can serve as a tool for social transformation in divided territories. 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 examines the closed Moroccan–Algerian border, drawing on informal trade networks in Oujda to propose an incremental urban strategy that transforms abandoned railways into spaces for social exchange, resilience and everyday survival, challenging borders as fixed lines. Come and see their work in MaMA Rotterdam. Open Wednesday–Sunday, 14:00–19:00, with extended hours on every first Friday of the month. 'Between Land and Sky, Between Borders, We Meet' runs until February 1st; link in bio for more info.💚 📸 Ajiri Ogbovoh @elisajiri

Looking back at Artist in Residency, @siwarkraytem Siwar Kraytem's Open Studio at KIOSK, the artist shared with our community her ongoing research around the calendar as a daily and intimate object. Through a multilingual hybrid calendar — asriyye / ruznama / takweem — Siwar reflects on the shared rhythms of Tangier and Beirut, two port cities intertwined through language, memory, and history and the passage of time. Her project invites us to see how time, routine, and translation shape our daily lives, turning the calendar into both an archive and a companion. Special thanks to La Cinémathèque de Tanger for the accessibility to their Riso machine and printing support with Nawar, and to Hamza Essabbani @trafik__design for his help with the screen printing process. This residency is supported by the @stimuleringsfonds .

INTERNATIONAL ART TALENT FESTIVAL | Nog 3 dagen! Op donderdag 28 november verandert @felixmeritisamsterdam voor één avond in een podium voor vijftien (inter)nationale talenten. Ben jij erbij? ✨ Toegang is gratis, reserveer je kaartje via de link in bio. 🎟️ Siwar Krai(y)tem is een meertalige kunstenaar, ontwerper en onderzoeker, werkzaam tussen Beiroet en Amsterdam. Haar praktijk richt zich op meertaligheid en taal in tijden van verandering, en onderzoekt hoe de samenleving wordt opgebouwd door taal. In haar werk en onderzoek bestudeert Krai(y)tem de machtsdynamieken in taal, semantiek, vertaling en alledaagse communicatie. Tewa Barnosa is een kunstenaar en cultureel practitioner uit Tripoli, Libië. Haar werk bestaat audiovisuele installaties, tekst, performance, schilderijen en objecten. Tijdens het festival presenteert Tewa 'Written to No Remain', een doorlopend visueel onderzoek naar het schrijven op muren in post-revolutionair Libië. 📸: 1-2: Tewa Barnosa 3: Siwar Krai(y)tem, Research Interrupted, Yaani, installation, 26–28 July 2024, BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, photo: Tom Janssen 4. Siwar Krai(y)tem Het International Art Talent Festival is de eindpresentatie van de 3Package Deal, het talentprogramma van het AFK en Bureau Broedplaatsen. Het festival is gecureerd door @jimvgeel in samenwerking met @RafaelKozdron . . . . #InternationalArtTalentFestival #AFK #Amsterdam #international #art #kunst #beeldendekunst

Illustrations for ‘The Maid’s Room’, a report by Public Works as part of Journal Safar’s Issue V, Migrations, published in the summer of 2020.

We are printing slogans and illustrations from the October revolution FOR FREE on t-shirts and totes today again at Azarieh, across the street from the big church, from 6 pm. Bring your own tshirts and printables! @niceniceprints @farahfayyad @ss.silkscreen

Thrilled to share my first commissioned illustration work! Published by @luqoombooks , written by @monakaraoui , illustrated and designed by yours truly. Sneak peek of some of the careers featured in the book.

The 'ABCycling in Beirut' guidebook swimming in its sea of goodies! Contact me if you're still craving a copy.

The mayor of traffic in Copenhagen, receiving a copy of ABCycling, gifted by the king of cargo bikes, Mr. Harry from Harry vs. Larry!

Pass by Mansion Zkak el Blatt this Wednesday to get a hold of these ABCycling goodies, tshirts, tote bags, and the guidebook of course!