Kareen Adam is a Maldivian visual artist and art organiser based in Narrm (Melbourne), Australia. Her work explores the complexities of living between cultures and countries by addressing notions of home, belonging and cultural identity. Kareen has a diverse art practice that includes printmaking, drawing, painting, digital media and video. Her visual language is heavily influenced by the colours, patterns and shapes of her life in the Maldives, and the Maldivian socio-political landscape. Her current work focuses on critiquing colonial mechanisms embedded in the construction of tourist representations of island destinations. This examination led to a multi-disciplinary artwork titled “Real Holidays Travel Agency Ptv Ltd” in 2020 which subverted tourism marketing mediums (including a website) to create a space for broader interpretations of tourist island destinations.
