This original monograph devoted to the work of the Paleestian-born artist launches an new contemporary art publisher. Hatoum works in a diverse and unconventional range of media, including
installations, sculpture, video and photography and it is most often discussed exclusively in terms of its sociopolitical content. Grenier brings other influences to the surface, notably
Surrealism - the first Western art Hatoum discovered as a young girl - and Minimalism - the dominant aesthetic she encountered in art school in London. In exploring these seemingly
contradictory impulses, she uncovers artistic and personal concerns that go beyond a simple journalistic reading of Hatoum's artistic career.
