DUBAI: Palestinian-Canadian artist Samar Hejazi pulls on the threads of her past to create visually compelling works that explore what it means to cultivate an identity outside the framework of a nation-state. The Dubai-based multi-disciplinary artist made headlines earlier this year when her sculptural work was showcased at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Costume Institute exhibition heralded by the glitzy Met Gala. Now, her textile and audio-visual installation “Maw6ini” (
