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The Reception Room غرفة الاستقبال (2016) |
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One minute meditations on light and shadow (2016) 7 min 25 sec |
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Embers and Ashes (2015) 4 hrsAfter Sandra Bland was found dead in a jail cell in Texas, the twitter hashtag #ifidieinpolicecustody was born. Comedic, angry and heart wrenching messages began flooding the internet, providing a handheld mirror of collective anxiety. On July 23rd, Damon Banks wrote, "#IfIDieInPoliceCustody burn it all. Let me be a spark. Let you be a phoenix. Embers and ashes everywhere." Embers and Ashes brings the twitter feed to the gallery. A hand typed screen shot slows down the tweets by placing a body behind the words. Part memorial, part wake-up call, this video projection runs four hours long and focuses on just one day: July 23, 2015 of the twitter feed from #ifidieinpolicecustody.
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To Be or Not To Be-That is the Question of the Refugee* or (How Do We Deal With Now, When Then Isn't Over Yet ) (2009) began in 2008 with a series of interviews that developed into an independently looping sound and video installation in Oregon-a state that began accepting displaced Iraqis at very high rates after the U.S. invasion in 2003. Originally the installation was composed of two rooms: a comfortable meeting space/reading room that invited people to talk about and reflect on the war, meet the interviewees and experience a taste of SWANA hospitality. This was linked to a dark projection room with a floor projection and surround sound. The work is an expression of curiosity about the lives of the Iraqis who have come to the United States during the long war waged on their country. Through their voices we experience longing, loss, hope, courage and distance, assimilation and alienation. 2009
*The first part of the title was contributed by a participant in the project: Dr. Butti. video 8 min 28 sec sound 12 min 51 sec |
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Footprints
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Footprints is a sand animation created in response to ongoing racial tension, violence and gentrification in my NE Portland neighborhood. Many artists find themselves in neighborhoods going through these structurally violent transitions. Artistic beautification of a neighborhood can often lead to gentrification which while it can decrease crime and increase income for the local residents, often results in one community being pushed out in order for another to settle in. This problematic continues to stay with me. (2006)
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