Dreaming Graffiti—Words Item Number: 3280/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Photograph printed on plexiglas, showing a large mural painted on a building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Image shows the walls of several buildings side by side along the street, and a man emerging from a door on the right. A cityscape appears above and behind. Painted on the wall is a mural of a stylized woman in a blue burka, facing right. Behind her are blue circular and floral motifs, and across her body are wavy lines of orange with a large grey disc between them. A black vertical lines runs through the image in the first third of the photograph.
History Of Use
This photographic reproduction was made in Vancouver for the exhibition "Traces of Words". The original of this image consists of a painting on a digital print of a photograph taken in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Item History
- Made by Shamsia Hassani (Maker) in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2012
- Owned by Shamsia Hassani before October 14, 2017
- Received from Shamsia Hassani (Donor) on October 14, 2017
What
- Name
- Dreaming Graffiti—Words
- Identification Number
- 3280/4
- Type of Item
- photograph
- Overall
- height 41.5 cm, width 61.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Afghan
- Creator
- Shamsia Hassani (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Shamsia Hassani
- Received from
- Shamsia Hassani (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kabul, Afghanistan
When
- Creation Date
- during 2012
- Ownership Date
- before October 14, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on October 14, 2017
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3280/0004