Noura Al Khasawneh

Noura will participate in a workshop and art residency organized by the Pocoapoco arts and culture organization in Oaxaca, Mexico. The workshop focuses on ethnobotany and medical practices that affect women's health. In her research work, Noura will revisit traditional rituals and the objects associated with them with an eye to changing modes of practice in medicine. She will also research another topic: clay pot irrigation, an ancient Egyptian water-saving technique that keeps the soil moist in arid environments. Noura's project will culminate in the creation of a living sculpture consisting of a healing garden of native medicinal plants grown using an irrigation system that nourishes the soil. She will develop this work in collaboration with other artists and craftspeople from Oaxaca.