KHALED JARADA

The exhibition showcases the eight artists selected for the fifth edition of the Reiffers Initiaves Prize, among whom Khaled Jarada received the Honorary Mention.

Khaled Jarada (1996, Gaza City, Palestine – lives and works in Paris, France) creates compositions captured in medias res (in the midst of things). His figures appear unbalanced, anxious, out of place. The condition of suspension in his works is not only temporal but also spatial. Jarada began exploring the unease of this liminal dimension when he himself experienced displacement, living in exile. Rejecting all forms of rigidity, he elevates moments, places, objects, and figures—often overlooked—transforming them into subjects worthy of display, appreciation, and idealization.