Sambuza After School Sarah-Mecca AbdourahmanOttawa, ON Prix Salt Spring - Prix Joan McConnell Dimension 48" x 36" Médium Oil on canvas Exploring the concept of being chased away by home, as defined by Warsan Shire in her poem titled “Home,” the artist demonstrates the dangers of residing in a country where diasporic communities face discrimination, consequentlyproducing the second chase that initiates a longing to return to the homeland‚ and eliciting a need to connect to community, family, and country. The artist illustrates her reconnection to home: family archives are used to demonstrate the visual storytelling of her Somali and Indian communities. This painting depicts the artist’s early childhood memories at Sambuza Village on Alta Vista in Ottawa Prix Salt Spring - Prix Joan McConnell Sambuza After School Sarah-Mecca AbdourahmanOttawa, ON À propos de l'artiste À propos de l'artiste Sarah-Mecca AbdourahmanOttawa, ON Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman is a Somali-Indian multidisciplinary artist whose painting and video works explore themes of identity, family, and land occupation. Abdourahman is a graduate of Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2020). She has previously exhibited at the Senate of Canada (2023), Ottawa City Hall (2023), Digital Art Resource Centre (2022), Gallery 101 (2022), and Ottawa Art Gallery (2021). Her work is held in various private collections, including the City of Ottawa Art Collection and the Art Volt Collection. Recently, Abdourahman presented her solo exhibition “Chez soi” on Bouclair’s largescale screens as part of their Residency in Digital Arts (2023). Suivez sur les sociaux