Khaled Sabsabi never thought he’d be Australia’s pick for the Venice Biennale

Just over a week ago, Khaled Sabsabi was selected as Australia’s pick for the Venice Biennale.Within days, the prominent artist’s appointment had been withdrawn, after political and media pressure.Nour Haydar spoke to the artist in the days before Creative Australia made the abrupt decision to rescind his appointment. You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport