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Podcast: EMPIRE LINES
Episode: The Water Diviners, Jumana Emil Abboud (2020-) (EMPIRE LINES x Artes Mundi 11, Mostyn)
Description: Contemporary artist Jumana Emil Abboud respirits water sources from Palestine to Wales, drawing on folklore, oral storytelling, and memories of dispossession and resistance, in her ongoing series of collaborative workshops and performances, The Water Diviners (2020-).Jumana Emil Abboud’s exhibition is at Mostyn in Llandudno until 22 February 2026.Artes Mundi 11 continues at venues across Wales until 1 March 2026, with the winner announced at the National Museum Cardiff on 15 January 2026.For more from Mostyn, hear artist Taloi Havini, winner of Artes Mundi 10, on the connections between extractive industries in the Pa...