The land of 30 million palm trees
Category: Illustration
Commission: Liverpool Arab Art Festival
Collaborators: Zainab Rahim
Video Editor: Sameer Naeem
The story of Iraq’s climate and environmental crisis is one of many layers, each generational challenge compounded by another. We wanted to use the iconic (and delicious) Basra Date Syrup jar as a starting point from which to explore the legacies of palm groves among other issues in the soil, water and air. But we also wanted to simultaneously rewind and fast forward – to relish in the abundance that Iraq once had and the joyous moments that we hope will return.
