Tatreez Tapestry
CHRIS SIFRI (@manicpussay)
2025
Mixed media art
This piece is the result of my thesis Art As Resistance: Returning Home through Tatreez. Tatreez has been a tool for me personally and for many others for many years, especially now through this genocide. It is a grieving and a healing tool that is passed down through generations from our ancestors and our mothers. It is a traditionally collective practice from Palestine. This tapestry is created from several artists in Chicago who I have had the privilege of collaborating and creating with. It is symbolic of our return to tatreez, our growth, our roots in our ancestry, our essence, and our story as Palestinians in Chicago. This tapestry will only continue to grow, just as our love for Palestine.
*This piece was featured in the art exhibition, Here the Birds’ Journey Begins, on April 26th, 2025.
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