Gorka Mohamed’s solo exhibition Corren los vientos hacia donde las naves no desean / تجري الرياح بما لا تشتهي السُّفن,

Manazir is pleased to announce the opening of Gorka Mohamed’s solo exhibition, Corren los vientos hacia donde las naves no desean / تجري الرياح بما لا تشتهي السُّفن, presented at the Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria (MAS) and curated by Marta Mantecón.

Bringing together a selection of recent works, primarily drawings, the exhibition explores questions of displacement, memory, and identities in motion. Through his drawings, Gorka Mohamed examines issues of displacement, memory, and belonging. His work brings into dialogue histories, territories, and imaginaries that connect Iraq and Spain, situating his artistic practice within the cultural dynamics of the contemporary Mediterranean space.

On this occasion, Zouina Ait Slimani contributes a critical essay to the exhibition catalogue entitled “Gorka Mohamed: Inhabiting Displacement” (Habitar los desplazamientos / غوركا محمد: كيف نسكن الاقتلاع؟), in which she offers an interpretation of the artist’s practice through the notions of displacement, belonging, and cultural memory.

The catalogue also includes texts by Gema Igual Ortiz, Marta Mantecón, and Gorka Mohamed. Published in Spanish, English, and Arabic, it reflects the multilingual and trans-Mediterranean dimension of the editorial project, whose art direction and design were entrusted to David Habchy.