What Music Feels Like

Drawing upon her own archival images, Jude Al-Samman uses surrealism to explore questions of what it means to be connected to the land and the meaning of home. What Music Feels Like features a diptych in oil paint that traverses the senses of touch, taste, and sound, lending a sense of intimacy to her world-making. The result is a landscape reflective of her memories, with each element symbolizing an aspect of her deeply rooted relationship to her homeland. This piece was created in her second year of University, as a part of her thesis graduation project.