Rosalind Nashashibi's exhibition 'Get Me A Stone' at Artium Museoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, presents paintings from 2021 to 2026 and her new film 'Occupation of The Inner Life' (2026). The show centers on stones as recurring motifs, symbolizing resistance, memory, and endurance, with hands clutching stones evoking defiance and grounding the works in Palestinian life and struggle. Rather than depicting violence directly, Nashashibi uses poetic and affective imagery to create contemplative spaces where personal memory and collective history converge.
The exhibition matters because it offers an alternative to the rapid, desensitizing circulation of images from Gaza, asserting art's capacity to hold space for reflection when language and representation reach their limits. By weaving together painting and film, Nashashibi connects artistic labor with familial relationships and political commitment, demonstrating how care and solidarity are embedded in everyday existence. The show affirms the role of visual art as a site of resistance and intimacy in times of crisis.