Junior Chamber International in Lattakia holds “ Kahraman 2” Exhibition
With the aim of attracting young talents and highlighting their artistic creativity , the Junior Chamber International ( JCI) in Lattakia recently held “ Kahraman 2” exhibition at Al-Hekmieh Art Gallery in cooperation with JCI in Homs .
The three-day cultural event was accompanied by a photography workshop and another for Arabic calligraphy.
Sixty young and prominent artists and sculptors displayed their artworks which are inspired by the reality of the Syrian human being and the symbolism of women and hope. The participants sought to emphasize the continuity of life and creativity, no matter how severe the circumstances are.
Syriatimes e-newspaper visited the exhibition and met Dr. Yara Ibrahim, director of Kahraman project in Lattakia who said: “The project is an important step in Lattakia as it aims to introduce young talents aged 18 to 40 years old , encourage and empower participants, create job opportunities, achieve sustainable development for young talents, as well as develop a creative aesthetic sense in the community.”
She indicated the distinguished participation of young artists with disabilities to help them reach the world of professionalism, expressing her hope that the exhibition will be a step for the dissemination of art at the level of Syria.” Dr.Ibrahim expressed.
Vice-President of the JCI in Lattakia for the year 2021 Mr. Muhannad Alhmedi stressed “ Kahraman exhibition is an ambitious project to support young talents and provide them a chance to display their artworks and benefit from prominent world artists’ expertise”.
He added “ The participating artworks varied between drawing, calligraphy, sculpture and photography and the jury of the exhibition selected 3 winning artworks for each category of the participating arts to be honored”.
He pointed to the importance of the exhibition in terms of its organization after a long period of stopping artistic activities due to the measures of confronting Coronavirus .
Alhmedi , who is also a journalist and plastic artist , participated in a sculpture in the exhibition which expressed the reality of the Syrian man who is clinging to his land.
On her part, Mary Akhras, the project director at JCI in Homs, told Syriatimes that “Kahraman” exhibition 2 in its second edition comes as a continuation of the success and great impact achieved by the first edition last year in Homs . We are currently seeking to transform it into a sustainable project that we organize annually “.
According to sculptor Maha Yazji “ art is an endless expressive state through which feelings and ideas of human beings are reflected”.
“ I chose olive wood to make my sculpture because olive is a gift from God which gives beauty to sculpture and the way of dealing with it forms a state of harmony” Yazji expressed.
She indicated that her sculpture “ Waiting” in the exhibition represented a man who has become very old due to a long wait so birds build their nests on his shoulders.
The sculpture embodies the Syrian peoples’ waiting for hope, life, happiness , peace and security after ten years of brutal war on their beloved country Syria.
In turn the plastic artist Ranya Rihawi told the Syriatimes e-newspaper “ the exhibition is a wonderful cultural event which is full of fine arts. Every artwork here is an exhibition in itself as it represents different art schools”.
She indicated that “ I participated in two works in the exhibition including an oil painting and a sculpture. I am fascinated by ballet art because it is a kind of high-end art” adding “ I chose to draw a ballerina wearing a bright red dress to express life, hope, activity and happiness”.
As for her clay sculpture, she said “ I chose a mother and her child to embody the sublime relationship between them. The white color of the sculpture symbolized the purity , sincerity and lofty of this beautiful relationship”.
Interviewed by : Rawaa Ghanam
Photos by : Rawaa Ghanam