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Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara (10 March 1933 – 1 August 2020) was a self-taught Palestinian artist who worked meticulously on archiving the recent histories of the Palestinian people. He was born in 1933 at Al-Dawayima , near Al Khalil ( Hebron ), in Palestine, and latterly lived and worked in Amman. Mosallam recreated scenes from daily life in his lost Palestinian home that remained vivid in his mind since his expulsion from the village of Al-Dawayima in 1948 . Mosallam also produced extensive documentation of the Palestinian struggle and liberation movements in the form of painted reliefs. This “painted archive” corpus is valid as a first representation of a community writing its own history and not just showcasing it as a collection of images. " "الثقافة" تنعى الفنان المناضل عبد الحي مسلّم" .
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Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara is a self-taught Palestinian artist who has meticulously worked on archiving the recent histories of the Palestinian people. He was born in 1933 at Al-Dawayima , near Al Khalil ( Hebron ), in Palestine, and currently lives and works in Amman. Mosallam recreates scenes from daily life in his lost Palestinian home that have remained vivid in his mind since his expulsion from the village of Al-Dawayima in 1948 . Mosallam has also produced extensive documentation of the recent Palestinian struggle and liberation movements in the form of painted reliefs.
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self-taught palestinian artist who has meticulously worked on archiving the recent histories of the palestinian
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self-taught palestinian artist who worked meticulously on archiving the recent histories of the palestinian peo
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