Hollow Forms
Phoenician Pigeons 3
DiscoverPhoenician Pigeons, a new collection amongst the first retrospective of Hollow Forms [est. 2016] by Palestinian designer Dima Srouji.
This collaboration spearheads Palestinian-Greek cultural relations through the inaugural showcase of their collective glass histories. Amplifying the agency and mobility of craftsmanship, Phoenician Pigeons is shared in conversation with the six-year retrospective of Hollow Forms, an initiative that envelops the transformative and diverse vocabulary of glass. Srouji approaches glass as a lens to decipher how archaeological sites and artifacts in Palestine are weaponized, becoming mediums for serial displacement and colonization.
About the brand
Hollow Forms is a glassblowing project founded in Palestine in 2016 by architect and visual artist, Dima Srouji. It aims to reveal the hidden history of the material in the region and shed light on the continuing skills of the craftsmen in Palestine. The production is a collaboration with the Twam family based in Jaba’, a historic village between Jerusalem and Ramallah. The Twams have 40 years of experience with glass, with three generations working in the shop in their home. Dima’s role as the designer is to work with the experts to imagine new ways of experimentation and forming contemporary glass where the maker and designer push each other’s limits. The goal of Hollow Forms is to shed light on the history of glass in Palestine by conducting serious research in collaboration with archaeologists, historians, and glassblowers. Hollow Forms is not only focused on contemporary design collections and generating new pieces, but on a fascination for the relationship of the ground, sand, silica, and rivers to the history of glass in Palestine.