Author Description

“…Batal’s work may explore a number of difficult and ambivalent topics, but the manner in which she achieves such subjective reflections are deceptively simple – a collaborative work between artist and viewer to create meaning and understanding.” The Arab ReviewDia Batal uses Arabic calligraphy to transform text into objects, which seek to engage audiences in contemporary issues of identity and belonging. She not only re-envisions this traditional art but also conventional architectural forms and objects.Dia Batal was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1978 where she studied design, before moving to London to complete her MA in Design and Critical Practice at Goldsmiths College.Her work has been shown in collective and solo exhibitions in Beirut, Manama, Amman, Sharjah, Paris, Liverpool and London. Batal has also worked on a number of community outreach projects for institutions such as British Museum, V&A, Iniva and The Mosaic Rooms in London amongst others. She is based in London.