Portrait courtesy the artist
b. 1985, Syria; lives and works in Paris, France
2007 Damascus School of Fine Arts, Syria
Khaled Dawwa’s sculptural practice is rooted in the social and political history of his time and the role that art has to play in it. The Syrian revolution and, more broadly, the upheavals that have affected the world since 2011 have led him to question the relationship between people and power, art and memory.