Edited with introduction by Fadhel Mourali. Text by Raisa Kabir, Tanya Harrod, Helena Hansson, Marcia Harvey-Isaksson.
Crafty, personal and full with tradition, Fadhel Mourali's family history of basket weaving is akin to queering in its associations with care and rooting
From a local practice to a vast queer-worlding of making, The Last Basket Makers from Risa refers to a lineage of Swedish artists from Tunisia producing the enigmatic Hedared basket: from Lennart, the "last maker," to his great-grandson, Fadhel Mourali.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 9/30/2025
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FORMAT: Pbk, 4.75 x 7.5 in. / 368 pgs / 261 color / 15 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $25.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $35 ISBN: 9789083499307 PUBLISHER: Set Margins’ publications AVAILABLE: 9/30/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Forthcoming AVAILABILITY: Awaiting stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AFR ME
The Last Basket Makers from Risa Crafting a Plural Kinship along Tradition
Published by Set Margins’ publications. Edited with introduction by Fadhel Mourali. Text by Raisa Kabir, Tanya Harrod, Helena Hansson, Marcia Harvey-Isaksson.
Crafty, personal and full with tradition, Fadhel Mourali's family history of basket weaving is akin to queering in its associations with care and rooting
From a local practice to a vast queer-worlding of making, The Last Basket Makers from Risa refers to a lineage of Swedish artists from Tunisia producing the enigmatic Hedared basket: from Lennart, the "last maker," to his great-grandson, Fadhel Mourali.