![]() There’s a sense of certainty in the word ‘destiny’, that incongruent with the way that I see the world. I don’t like to think about what’s deserved or what’s inevitable (apart from climate change). ![]() ![]() It is the point of contact between our choices and what is possible.Ībdul Abdullah: It’s honestly not something I think about. Omar Sakr: I define destiny as where humanity meets divinity. With twelve artists contributing their work to the show, namely, Abdul Abdullah, Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Hoda Afshar, Safdar Ahmed, Elyas Alavi, Khadim Ali, Phillip George, Khaled Sabsabi, Omar J Sakr, Shireen Taweel, Hossein and Nassiem Valamanesh we spoke to painter and photographer Abdul Abdullah, as well as poet and author of the recently released novel Son of Sin, Omar Sakr, about taking up space and their hopes for the future. ![]() As such, the exhibition at Granville follows suit and gathers perspectives of Australian-based Muslim artists who respond to this notion of destiny through varying art disciplines, offering a break from narratives centred around whiteness. Curated by Nur Shkembi, the exhibition takes its name from Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes, the seminal work of historian Tamim Ansary that delivers a history of the world with the myriad experiences of Muslim communities as its centre. ![]()
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