As I Find My Place unfolds as a gesture to homelands, place(lessness), and placemaking. The show intertwines personal and collective journeys of exile, migration, and adaptation, symbolizing resilience and growth amidst displacement and adversity through (de)colonial frameworks. Ten artists examine our current landscapes in meaningful interpretations across disciplines, inviting you to a space where narratives of belonging, identity, and culture converge, reimagining home as a site in continuous flux.

Participating artists include: Ibrahim Abusitta, Hiba Abdallah, Saks Afridi, asmaa al-issa, Basil AlZeri, Nuveen Barwari, Rehab Nazzal, Parvin Peivandi, Maya Perry, and Larissa Sansour.

Join us for the opening reception of As I Find My Place on Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 4-8pm at The Next Contemporary, Toronto.

And an artist talk, "settler-colonial imagination as infrastructure of violence" by Tali Keren in conversation with Jude Abu Zaineh on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2pm.

Curated by Jude Abu Zaineh & Farnoosh Talaee.

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“As I Find My Place” borrows from Hiba Abdallah’s artwork.

Background artwork by asmaa al-issa.

Exhibition documentation by Ibrahim Abusitta.