TY - BOOK AU - Ayad, Myrna AU - Davis, Kathy AU - Kahraman, Hayv TI - Extimacy: Hayv Kahraman PY - 2012/// CY - Dubai; PB - Third Line Gallery; KW - N4390-5098 Visual Arts- Exhibitions KW - Iraq N2 - Exhibition catalog. Hayv Kahraman returns to The Third Line with new work that tackles the complex relationships between gender and identity constructs; geopolitical and physiological boundaries; and, the perception of self vis-à-vis the demands of conformity within society. Six panels depicting women extracting a cross sectional slice of their own bodies encompass the gallery space. Expanding on her previous series, Kahraman’s depictions of these women personify a hybrid identity hinting to the affinity of dismembered bodies with fragmented geographical locations ER -