Stories of Home in Public:
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Out in public : Du'a, the finished piece |
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| The title of this piece is Du'a, which in Arabic means "a prayer." Here is the completed piece installed at its first venue, Union Bank at 70th & Pioneers in Lincoln. | |
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| The first guests arrived as I still was installing Du'a. They readily embraced the interactive characteristics of the piece, including that they are invited to walk upon the map and follow Zainab's footprints. | |
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The Nebraska Writing Project visits "Stories of Home" at Union Bank. |
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Left: on exhibit at Bess Dodson Walt Branch Library. Right: in the Learning Resource Center at Southeast Community College. |
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Left: discussing "Stories of Home" with two airmen at Duncan Aviation (photo courtesy of Carol Klucas). Right: at the Good Neighbor Community Center, Zainab describes being helped to climb into a semi truck during her flight across the desert. |
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| Left: On exhibit in UNL's Architecture Hall, in the company of seven other Stories of Home pieces. Right: shown in a home. | |
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| Left: Dua on exhibit in a classroom at el Centro de las
Américas (near the window by the flags). Right: a guest reads Zainab's story about gaining passage on a semi truck during her desert escape (photo courtesy of Lisa M. Davis-Kovarik). |
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| Left: Du'a on exhibit at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The house shapes on tables in the background are part of a Stories of Home project by Westminster's parishioners. (Du'a was roped off only for election day, when the church would have huge crowds coming to vote.) Right: exhibited in a home. | |
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| Left: Du'a returns to the Media Center at Southeast Community College. Right: On exhibit at the Lincoln Arts Council. | |
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| Left: Students at Pound Middle School explore the sculpture. Right: Du'a exhibited in Clinton Elementary School's library. | |
Right: the concluding exhibition of all remaining sculptures at North Star High School through March 3, 2007. |
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Home at last: on March 8, 2007, Du'a was delivered to the Good Neighbor Community Center where Marvin Almy made a gift of the sculpture to Zainab Al-Baaj. Marvin Almy's work at the Lincoln Literacy Council has allowed him to collaborate with Zainab on many community projects over the years. He purchased the sculpture with the intention of giving it to Zainab and her family. Zainab will use the piece as part of her work as Coordinator of the MENA Hope Project at the Good Neighbor Community Center. Marvin, Zainab and Kate are joined by GNCC Executive Director Sheila Schlisner, whose support of Stories of Home allowed Zainab and Kate to work extensively together. Pictured above from left to right: Marvin Almy, Sheila Schlisner, Zainab Al-Baaj, and Kate Brooke (photograph courtesy of Chadley). |
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| Zainab's Stories of Home piece, Du'a, continues to be exhibited in conjunction with various cultural and educational programs. Please contact the artist or Zainab Al-Baaj if you would like to discuss exhibiting Du'a in an appropriate venue. | |
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Out in public : Du'a, the finished piece |
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| "From the Mideast to the Midwest" Story in Parade magazine, cover and pages 4 - 6, Sunday, October 10, 2010 | |||
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This page was last updated on January 9, 2008 |
