Sara Jajou

is an Assyrian-Chaldean artist working at the intersection of contemporary histories and ancient futures. Touching on the sensitive and archival, she reinterprets oral testimonies and intergenerational knowledge into new diasporic expressions. Her outcomes include textiles, video projection and installation, sculpture, curation, writing and poetry. Jajou holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with RMIT University, Melbourne. She has recently exhibited with RMIT University (2025), Bus Projects (2024) and GalleryGalleryInc (2023).



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Selected Works
  1. Shimane ‘d Bakhtathe 
  2. Apparitions
  3. I like to be a girl with fur
  4. (My mother's song) أغنية أمي
  5. I met my lover barefoot
  6. My Jidu tells good stories
  7. English-Sureth Dictionary
أغنية أمي (2024)  
My mother's song (2024)
Sara Jajou, أغنية أمي , 2024, plastic, paper, plaster, clay, cement, date syrup, 60cm (W) x 60cm (L) x 73cm (H), photo: Andrea Thao

 When my mother was young, there was a time when sugar and other goods could no longer be imported into Iraq due to UN sanctions in 1990. Instead, my mother ate dates, which were sweet and abundant. This story made me wonder whether the US would ever invade Iraq for its dates, rather than oil.

My mother’s song was exhibited in Love Song (2024) at Bus Projects, Melbourne.

Sara Jajou, أغنية أمي , 2024, plastic, paper, plaster, clay, cement, date syrup, 60cm (W) x 60cm (L) x 73cm (H), photo: Andrea Thao

Sara Jajou, أغنية أمي , 2024, plastic, paper, plaster, clay, cement, date syrup, 60cm (W) x 60cm (L) x 73cm (H), photo: Andrea Thao