Meet the Iraqi-American Artist Crafting Meditative Designs Inspired by Home

On the 28th floor of 4 World Trade Center, there is a constant play of light as sun bounces off the surrounding Manhattan glass towers and Hudson River. “I’ve really developed a relationship with these buildings,” says artist Maryam Turkey, whose latest creations reveal the influence of those shadows and reflections. Working out of the space as part of the Silver Art Projects residency program for the past year, the Pratt graduate, who came to the U.S. from Iraq as a refugee in 2009, has drawn connections between the countries she’s called home.

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