mohad-alriyami

My own space A visual exploration of the space between cultures through the application of Arabic calligraphy  "Kufi" to English writing. My practice-based research investigates a hybrid cultural space that involves a person taking on the values and beliefs of a new culture while still holding onto his or her original culture. My investigation is situated in Turner's (1967) concept of liminality, which he defines as the 'betwixt and between', where limits and boundaries disappear and in which an individual is undergoing continuous cultural change. I approach my investigation of issues surrounding cultural transition and hybrid cultural id