The Echoes of Majdal Shams: The Art of Randa Maddah Born in 1983 amidst the windswept landscapes of Majdal Shams, a village in the occupied Syrian Golan, Randa Maddah carries the weight of history within her very creative essence. Her life and art are inextricably linked to the complexities of a homeland defined by contested borders, geopolitical tensions, and the profound ache of displacement. Growing up under the shadow of occupation, Maddah developed a visual language that does not merely observe conflict but inhabits it, transforming the lived realities of the Golan Heights into a poigna…