Dima Srouji: Four Moons from Home
Mosaic Rooms presents Four Moons From Home, a permanent site-specific commission by Palestinian architect, visual artist, and academic Dima Srouji, made possible with support from Art Fund and Al-Qattan Charitable Trust.
Installed in the new entry hall of Mosaic Rooms, the commission comprises large-scale stained-glass windows carved in Jerusalem stone by artisans in Bethlehem. The stones journeyed from Palestine to London, embedding material histories within the fabric of the building and drawing on centuries-old traditions of stained glass as vessels for cultural memory and light.
Four Moons from Home brings to light endangered histories and approaches to cultural heritage as a space for “potential collective repair”. The windows celebrate the four seasons through carvings and coloured glass that are patterned on the seasonal flora of Palestine. Their forms and colours reference Qamariya (half-moon) windows seen in Yemen, Egypt, Syria and Palestine, honouring the craft of stonemakers and glassblowers who have illuminated homes and sacred spaces across the region.
The visceral light and shadows cast by the windows are both welcoming to neighbours and passersby and operate as a reminder of the importance of permanence within the fabric of our institutions, especially at a time of forced disappearance.
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