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This book was published in the occasion of the exhibition 'Sara Shamma: Modern Slavery' 2019 at Bush House, King’s College London. Sara Shamma is one of Syria’s most celebrated contemporary artists who is based now in the UK, her works can be found in both public and private collections around the globe. Shamma, born in Damascus, Syria (1975) to a Syrian father and Lebanese mother, moved to London in 2016 under the auspices of an Exceptional Talent Visa. She graduated from the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Damascus in 1998. She has exhibited widely and has been the recipient of various international art awards, was a prize-winner in the 2004 BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London and at the Florence Biennial in 2013. In 2010 she became a United Nations World Food programme celebrity partner. Shamma has a long-standing interest in the psychology associated with the suffering of individuals. |