Out of Frame is a grassroots community art project led by Dalal Mitwally, that reclaims public space through collective artistic interventions. Centred in two neighbourhoods in Amman that are home to the Sudanese and Filipino communities, the project responds to the marginalisation of these groups and their limited visibility in the city’s cultural and urban fabric.
Through a process of exchange, workshops, and collaborative events, Out of Frame worked with community members to imagine and create new ways of belonging in the city. The project unfolded in phases: playful explorations that disrupted social boundaries, community-led activities inspired by traditions of collective care, and public interventions such as film screenings and street art. One of its key outcomes was a collective mural and an alternative map of the neighbourhoods, offering space and voice to stories often overlooked in dominant narratives of Amman.
At its heart, Out of Frame is about reclaiming space and redefining identity through art. By shifting ownership of creative practice to community members themselves, the project demonstrates how grassroots initiatives can challenge exclusion, foster solidarity, and reimagine the city as a place shaped by all who live in it.
From the screening of the Sudanese film Talking about Trees in downtown Amman