Behind the Seen is the result of Mona Hatoum's residency in Orani during which the artist explored Sardinia, deepening her encounter with the island’s local culture and artisanal practices.

The exhibition includes both existing works and several new productions, some created in collaboration with local artisans. Behind the Seen reflects on the relationship between body, matter and land, between what is visible and what remains hidden.

Through a language that combines formal minimalism with political tension, Hatoum questions how space is regulated, surveilled and colonised. Her work does not offer solutions, but rather builds environments of experience and suspension, in which viewers are continuously called upon to reposition themselves, to negotiate their perspective and to “see” what remains behind the scenes. In this sense, her works act as critical zones of perception, where the artistic gesture becomes a tool of excavation, deconstruction and unveiling.

Curated by Giuliana Altea, Antonella Camarda and Luca Cheri.

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