Hassan
Hourani
Hourani
was born in Hebron in 1974. He attended the College of Fine
Arts in Baghdad, Iraq from 1993-97. From 1997 to 1999 he
was Art Instructor at the Women’s Society College
in Ramallah. Later he worked as an Exhibition Coordinator
and Researcher at the Wasiti Art Centre in Jerusalem.
In
2001, he studied at the Art Student’s League of New
York and continued to live in the city for several years.
In his work, Hourani observed the world and explored himself
in the world. He created installations that explored issues
of memory, place and time. He drew, painted and worked with
materials from his environment - soil, wood, ropes, sand,
and plants. His work has been exhibited in several Arabic
countries, South Korea, and the United States.
In
August 2003, Hourani drowned near the port of Yaffa. Hourani
had been working on a children’s book ‘Hasan
Everywhere’, which is due to be published in 2004.
The A M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah has established the
Hasan Hourani Young Artist of the Year Award in his memory.
