A Life Shaped by Displacement: The Art of Mona Hatoum Mona Hatoum’s artistic journey is inextricably linked to the profound experiences of displacement, identity formation, and a constant negotiation of belonging—themes deeply rooted in her personal history. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1952, to Palestinian refugee parents, her early life was shaped by the realities of living on the periphery of society, navigating a politically volatile landscape where her family’s status as refugees meant existing perpetually outside established boundaries. This foundational experience—a sense of rootlessne…