R. J. HURSTArtist / Researcher
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Drawing / 2025

Mary of Palestine

A young pregnant figure in a shawl and patterned head covering stands beneath a pale halo, holding her belly against a dark sepia-toned landscape.

Mary is imagined as a young, heavily pregnant figure wearing a keffiyeh, her luminous halo set against a darkened landscape. Added graphite and erased passages build clothing, light and texture on previously used paper. The drawing brings inherited religious imagery into a reflection on the vulnerability, displacement and perseverance of Palestinian women.

Year
2025
Medium
Graphite on recycled 200 gsm paper
Artist
R. J. Hurst

Artwork documentation supplied by the artist. Image compositions retained.

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Mary of Palestine 2025

A young pregnant figure in a shawl and patterned head covering stands beneath a pale halo, holding her belly against a dark sepia-toned landscape.
Graphite on recycled 200 gsm paperArtwork © R. J. Hurst. Artwork documentation supplied by the artist.