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A Study in Repair: Issam Kourbaj at Kettle’s Yard

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issam kourbaj kettles yard installation view

Issam Kourbaj. Dark Water, Burning World, 2016. 1000 small boats, made from recycled bicycle mud guards, packed with upright burnt matches. Installation view of Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. Photography by Jo Underhill. Image courtesy of the artist and Kettle’s Yard

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