Your Refuge
Saj Issa
Spring 2024 – Fall 2024
This question prompts viewers to consider what kind of community one will create when the Empires fall. In an era of mass protests, severe societal injustices, and abuses of power, we are in need of sincere solidarity from one another. As we continue to educate ourselves on the ways liberation is a collective, it is important to reflect on which allyships one will build to respect, support, and reciprocate assistance.
About
SAJ ISSA is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in St. Louis, MO. Her practice explores themes of intervention through her lived experiences from growing up in STL and West Bank, Palestine. Her practice weaves between painting and sculpture. The golden rule she has when it comes to her practice is that it must remain fun.
Issa is a recipient of the 2024 Great Rivers Biennial Arts Award Program at The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. She earned a BFA from Webster University and an MFA from the University of California Los Angeles.
For more of Saj’s work, check out her website.
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This installation was comissioned by The Luminary. For information about The Luminary, visit theluminaryarts.com or @theluminaryarts on Instagram.