Where Water Remembers: Jumana Emil Abboud’s Stories Flow into Jameel Arts Centre

Water listens, remembers, and carries stories across time. In The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide, opening on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, Palestinian artist Jumana Emil Abboud invites audiences into a world where storytelling is a living force—fluid, ritualistic, and deeply rooted in ancestral memory. This exhibition marks Abboud’s first solo presentation in the UAE, offering a rare and immersive encounter with one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary…