Western Terrace: Wrapped Around The Sun

Reconnect with the sun through herb harvesting.

Marian’s family home faces west and is nurtured by olive trees and parsley fields. There is more green space than built structures. The garden has been the main source of food nourishment and connectivity. Every season, Marian’s family turns the soil, plants the seeds and waits for the new harvest.  

Curated by Marian Abboud, Wrapped Around The Sun looks at traditional harvesting processes and how we sustain both ourselves and community. You are invited to join in the ritual and intimacy of Marian’s family gatherings reimagined on the Western Terrace. Expect the joy, fluidity, chaos and silliness present in impromptu family visits. Infused by music sounds, performance and intuitive workshops that connect to collective practice, Wrapped Around The Sun is an opportunity to reconnect with the sun and each other.

Joining us on the night will be:

+Sisters  Marian, Susan, Carol, Georgina, Angela, Sonia, Michelle in a Collective Parsley gathering workshop and performance  

Brothers Majdi and Seraj Jelda sharing Palestinian songs and music.

Helen Guliana Performing original poetry in Arabic/English

Faith Chaza Bending sound and language with built synth

The Seed of Hope Collective Sharing delicious homemade food from Morocco, Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon

an.othercollective Community sisterhood workshop

Jamil Lahoud Lino printing workshop love and resistance

When: Wednesday 27 November, 6pm - 8pm

Location: Level 3, Western Terrace

Registration: Spaces are limited with some seats and standing room. Registration is essential As this is an outdoor venue, please dress accordingly. For access requirements please contact PHIVEtickets@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

Marian Abboud is a multi-disciplinary Western Sydney based artist. She works across various technologies to create collective outcomes through projected images that feed into performance, installation and site-specific works. Marian uses multilingualism through movement, video, sound and text to develop live performances for civic engagement and social activism.  

The Western Terrace is a series of creative gatherings, performances and workshops taking place underneath the golden hour, as the sun sets, facing West, thinking West. Imagining the Western Terrace as an extension of their own homes, gardens and balconies, the series features artists, authors, filmmakers, musicians and community sharing domestic ritual collectively. The Western Terrace Series was developed and curated by Eleni Christou, PHIVE Programs Producer.

Image Credit: l-r Garry Trinh, Marian Abboud