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I am Raghad Resres, a Jordanian Palestinian research-based artist. I hold an MFA in Fine Arts from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. And a BA in Literature and Cultural Studies from The Hashemite University, Jordan.

My artistic practice explores the intersection of talismanic creation, folk medicine, and conceptual art in dialogue with liberation psychology. Through installations, objects, and collective rituals, I engage materials such as wild clay, indigo, nails, hair, and reclaimed fabric to activate them as spiritual materials against colonial violence.

I call upon the wisdom of grandmothers in folk medicine, seeking to reclaim it in a time haunted by evil spirits embodied in colonial systems that ravenously devour land, memory, and identity. I trace the biographies of objects as they move across time and place under the weight of colonialism, testing how they might be reactivated as spiritual materials endowed with magical functions of protection and healing in dialogue with the practices of liberatory psychology.

My art has been exhibited in several group and solo shows at both national and international venues, including Gallery Darat al Funun (2025, JOR), Detriti (2025, SE), NSFW (2025, SE), Blå Stället (2024, SE), Hammarkullen Konsthall (2024, SE), GIBCA Extended (2023, SE), The KUNO Biennial (2023, LTU), Dar Art Fair (2022, JOR), Micro Galleries (2020, JOR), and refugee camps. I have also been invited to residency programs at Art Lab Gnesta (2024, SE), MEDEARTS (2021, JOR), and MMAG Foundation (2025, JOR).

My art has been acquired by Göteborg Konst, Tobison Foundation HDK -Valand Archive Collection, and private collections in Jordan and Sweden.

I have received several art and research grants from Stiftelsen Carl Olsons stipendiefond, Adlerbertska stipendier, Arnulfska stipendiefonden, Mousab Khorma Scholarship, and the Axel Adler Scholarship.

Contact Info:raghadmrasras@gmail.com Instagram ©Copyright 2025 All rights reserved