A haustorium grows infinitely as the soil takes over
Medium: Stop motion
A visualization of the changes that take over the in-between plant. A plant that shifts and changes between a jasmine flower and a monotropa uniflora. The changes are inspired by the characteristics of both plants and mythologies shape my ongoing narrative
A visualization of the changes that take over the in-between plant. A plant that shifts and changes between a jasmine flower and a monotropa uniflora. The changes are inspired by the characteristics of both plants and mythologies shape my ongoing narrative
Lamentations over the absence of sun and shade
Medium: audio
The laments in the work on display were recorded in Mesayed village, Qous, near the city of Qena, south of Egypt with a professional lamenter at her home. Recording the oral tradition of laments is my second attempt to preserve the culture and resort to it as an expression of sorrow and embracing the sadness that comes with loss.
The sound piece exhibited has been sound designed by Johannesburg sound artist Andrei Van Wyk. The sound of the Hadada Ibis, a current common occurrence in the Johannesburg cityscape, is seen as a horn of death if it lands on someone’s home. The word Hadada itself is similar to the Arabic word Hedad (حداد) which translates to ‘mourning’
An excerpt from the audio work,
The laments in the work on display were recorded in Mesayed village, Qous, near the city of Qena, south of Egypt with a professional lamenter at her home. Recording the oral tradition of laments is my second attempt to preserve the culture and resort to it as an expression of sorrow and embracing the sadness that comes with loss.
The sound piece exhibited has been sound designed by Johannesburg sound artist Andrei Van Wyk. The sound of the Hadada Ibis, a current common occurrence in the Johannesburg cityscape, is seen as a horn of death if it lands on someone’s home. The word Hadada itself is similar to the Arabic word Hedad (حداد) which translates to ‘mourning’
An excerpt from the audio work,
When he fell no one blessed him in the name of god while even the palm leaf stalks leaned towards him
when he fell and no one gave him his blessings while even the palm leaf stalks leaned on him
Oh far away lands and who would take me there, I get on a ride and people follow my path
My girl come close to me, lay a kiss on my forehead, my girl, loss is very difficult
when he fell and no one gave him his blessings while even the palm leaf stalks leaned on him
Oh far away lands and who would take me there, I get on a ride and people follow my path
My girl come close to me, lay a kiss on my forehead, my girl, loss is very difficult