Nour Hage

United Kingdom

Nour Hage is an award-winning British-Lebanese artist and designer, working across textile and digital. Her practice is centered on the exploration of Middle Eastern identities, culture, history & storytelling with a particular focus on the role of women, the supernatural and mental wellbeing. She was the inaugural Jameel Fellow at the V&A Museum in 2021-22 and was awarded the Boghossian Foundation Prize in 2014. She graduated from Parsons School of Design (Paris) with a BFA in Fashion Design. 


She has exhibited at Dr Johnson's House (London), The Albany/Haramacy Residency (London), Nowhere (NYC), Foundation (digital) and has an upcoming solo exhibition at Leighton House (London) in 2023. She is based between London and Dubai.


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Eyes in my hands

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Nour's work is rooted in an exploration of Middle Eastern identities and cultures. She uses textiles as a form of artistic expression. 

"In my physical work, I emphasize handwork - in the form of hand-dyeing, embroidery and weaving. This process references generations of women's manual labor in textile making, as well as notions and processes inherited from matrilineal transmission of memory. My physical pieces are medium to large in size and invite the viewer to take time to consider their construction and their role in bridging generations and regions."

This artwork is a reference to the fluidity that exists in the Middle East between the world of the divine and the supernatural, and how they merge and intertwine. Nour introduces elements of supernatural and superstitious protection in the form of traditional Levantine materials, colors, or techniques that have historically been used for this purpose.

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collage

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landscape

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01:01

year

2022

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