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Mona Hatoum

A Life Shaped by Displacement: The Art of Mona Hatoum Born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1952 to Palestinian refugee parents, Mona Hatoum’s artistic journey is inextricably linked to the themes of displacement, identity, and belonging. Her early life was steeped in a sense of rootlessness, navigating a politically volatile landscape where her family's status as refugees meant existing perpetually on the periphery. This foundational experience

would profoundly shape her creative vision, imbuing her work with a poignant exploration of what it means to be unmoored from a homeland and constantly negotiating one’s place in the world. Initially pursuing graphic design at Beirut University College, Hatoum's path was dramatically altered by the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975. Forced into exile in London, she found herself confronting not only the trauma of displacement…