Morning Ritual - Wide M Artist Commission ongoing societal slowdown

ongoing societal slowdown

Hussain Sharif

Making Matters looks at art practices across all continents that conform neither to a Western concept of art nor to traditional distinctions between art

he explores the fall out of conflict and exile while delighting in the vernacular and activist strategies that communities in extremis adopt to survive

from the symbolist abstraction of Hilma Af Klint

Morning Ritual - Wide M Artist Commission ongoing societal slowdownDrawing our attention to the fact that we often generate waste before our day even begins, this biodegradable container is part of a series inspired by the artists childhood memories watching her father sip on Arabic coffee while reading the newspaper. After coffee ground waste is collected from local coffee shops, it is mixed with newspaper pulp and a natural binding agent. The mixture is delicately molded by hand, and the final color and scent of