SARA OSMAN
Artist Statement
My practice depicts post-war cities in the Middle East that are in danger of being neglected or forgotten, due to the lack of media coverage. I also discuss controversial subjects such as the Palestine-Israel “conflict”, the abandoned town MaraÅŸ in Northern Cyprus and the chaotic social and architectural structure of the Syrian city Homs, with the aim of informing society and provoking discussion. The sculptures are deeply rooted in personal trauma, cultural histories, and Islamic beliefs, which often explore grief, in betweenness, identity and lack of belonging. Hence, the architectural installations are not a direct documentation of war and do not assert one single intrinsic meaning, but rather many, and often these overlap and/or can be conflicting.
Artist Biography
Sara Osman is a British Artist, of Turkish-Cypriot heritage, born and based in London. In July 2021, Osman graduated from Loughborough University with a First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art. Following a successful degree show exhibition, Osman received the Edward Sharp Prize for the Oil painting Syria, which is now permanently held in Loughborough Universities' political department. The installation Far from Home III was also shortlisted for the Royal Academy summer exhibition and nominated for the Artsthread Graduate Design Awards. Furthering her education in Fine Art, Osman has been awarded The Phaedra Makridou Scholarship to support her Masters in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, September 2022-23.
During London Frieze week 2021, Osman exhibited in The Factory Project, which showcased the works of mid-career artists, including David Shrigley, Sarah Maple and Maja Djordjevic. Featured in The Art Newspaper, Frieze Art Fair Issue 1, FAD magazine for ‘The Top 5 Exhibitions To See In London After Frieze Week’, Trebuchet and Art Rabbit.
Osman has also exhibited at: Gallery No.32’s annual Winter Sculpture Park, Bexley; New Walk, Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester; The Manufacturing Technological Centre, Coventry; The Bank of Cyprus, London and D31 Art Gallery, Doncaster. During the 2021 lockdown Osman exhibited virtually at: The Holy Art, TSDAP and Vane Gallery.
