Dark Interludes
2001
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2001
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dark Interludes is a 2001 by Walid Siti, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a print series called *Dark Interludes* by Walid Siti. It was made in 2001 and is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The prints explore how the artist felt about the Iran-Iraq war through strong, symbolic images. Siti fled Iraq for the UK. His work grew partly from drawings he made during the war years, including after the chemical attack on Halabja. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Walid Siti’s *Dark Interludes* (2001) comprises thirteen black-and-white etchings exploring his personal reaction to the Iran-Iraq War of 1986–1990, particularly its devastation on Kurdish communities. Created from 1986 to 1990 and later hand-printed on Somerset white soft paper from copper plates, the series employs abstract symbols such as ziggurats, flags, crescent moons, and towering heads to convey themes of power, futility, and despair. The work reflects the artist’s attempt to process collective trauma rather than document events directly, emphasizing emotional response over factual…
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Walid Siti makes prints that twist familiar line and shadow into something between a map and a maze.
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