Mounira Al Solh's Mythological Journey at Bonnefanten
Bonnefanten in Maastricht opens its 2026 programme with Mounira Al Solh's solo exhibition 'A land as big as her skin', running currently. The show features her 2024 Venice Biennale installation 'A Dance with her Myth', a life-size boat skeleton with film, paintings, drawings, and masks retelling the story of Phoenician Princess Europa and Zeus. New works 'Elissa’s Room' and 'Europa’s Bedroom' explore Queen Elissa and Europa through a modern lens. Al Solh, born in Beirut in 1978 and based between the Netherlands and Lebanon, addresses identity, migration, trauma, inequality, and gender with humour and craftsmanship. The exhibition is organized with Bonnefanten and supported by the Mondriaan Fund and Ammodo Art. It will travel to Sharjah Art Foundation in 2027.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'A land as big as her skin' by Mounira Al Solh at Bonnefanten, Netherlands.
- Includes the 2024 Venice Biennale installation 'A Dance with her Myth'.
- New works 'Elissa’s Room' and 'Europa’s Bedroom' are presented.
- Al Solh was born in Beirut, 1978, and lives between the Netherlands and Lebanon.
- Themes include identity, migration, trauma, inequality, and gender.
- Exhibition organized in collaboration with Bonnefanten.
- Supported by Mondriaan Fund and Ammodo Art.
- Exhibition will be at Sharjah Art Foundation in 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Mounira Al Solh
Institutions
- Bonnefanten
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- Mondriaan Fund
- Ammodo Art
Locations
- Maastricht
- Netherlands
- Beirut
- Lebanon