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Ola Hassanain: The Watcher
Kunstinstituut Melly
until
21
Sep
2025
17
May
-
21
Sep
2025

In her solo exhibition The Watcher, Ola Hassanain explores how power manifests in the built environment. Inspired by irrigation systems in Sudan, the figure of the watcher takes center stage: someone who watches over water and community. For Hassanain, this figure also serves as a metaphor for those who care for their surroundings while resisting systems of exclusion. Through film and installation, she reflects on watching as a form of care, resistance, and responsibility in times of ecological and social instability.