Shayma
Hamad

Awardee

Country

Palestine

Shayma Hamad reexamines history through her performances.
Themes
Environment / Climate emergency
Racial justice
Indigenous rights
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Performance
Awards
SEED Award 2023

Profile

Shayma Hamad is a conceptual and performance artist based in Palestine. Shayma holds a degree in Law and focuses her practice on reclaiming her Palestinian culture. She uses food as her medium, diving into traditional practices and deconstructing them to provide a political, social, and legal reading of Palestinian cultural identity. For Shayma, performance and culinary art is a form of resistance and resilience, a celebration of heritage, and a commitment to preserving it for future generations.