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Palestinian Breakfast
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Technique
painting
Dimensions
80 × 100 cm
Year
2023
About the Work
“The traditional breakfast is finally served. Food and the way it is consumed reveals so much about a culture, it tells us about the land, social roles, and norms of a group. Eating together is important in Palestinian culture, we share several dishes of food, share stories from our day, discuss the news and use it as a way to stay informed about the people we love. This is the first painting where the tiny Palestinians were introduced to the series.”
Artist
May Grabli
View ProfileMay Grabli is a painter from Yaffa. Being born in Yaffa means that May is a "48 Arab" as she does not hold a Palestinian identity card, but an Israeli one. Being a minority in her country of origin has strongly influenced her work which deals with the struggle of understanding one's identity. May's family decided to move to Canada in the early 2000s while the Second Intifada was taking place to try to raise her and her siblings in a more peaceful environment. 5 years later, they returned to Yaffa where May slowly began to learn about her history and embrace her Palestinian roots She has exhibited several times in Yaffa, including her first solo exhibition in 2015, and has also participated in multiple group exhibitions in Barcelona.
Exhibitions
- No Hay Excusa 2025, Barcelona, Centre Civic Barceloneta
- At The Mill2025, Al-Mat-haneh, Yaffa
- Exposition2015, Caprice Gallery, Tel Aviv
- In Trance2022, Hotel Cardano Ginebra, Barcelona
- Spring 2022, Dario Sigismondo Gallery, Barcelona