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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 spiritual medicine, and conceptual art in dialogue with liberation psychology. Through installations, hejabāt/amulets making, and collective rituals, I engage materials such as wild clay, indigo, rusted metals, and spiritually charged objects that serve as protective symbols against the violence of colonialism. These materials are carefully collected from sites carrying symbolic and historical weight tied to acts of anti-colonial resistance.

I trace the biographies of materials as they move through time and space under the weight of colonialism, questioning how their spiritual energies and magical functions can be activated for protection and healing from colonial violence. I also wonder about the kind of spacetime capable of harmonizing the celestial active forces with the earthly receptive ones to awaken the latent energies within anti-colonial hejabāt /amulets.

My art has been exhibited in several group and solo shows at both national and international venues, including refugee camps, 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). I have also been invited to residency programs at Art Lab Gnesta (2024, SE), MEDEARTS (2021, JOR), and participated in MMAG Foundation AIR (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