The Facility
23. März - 31. Mai 2019, A. M. Qattan Foundation Kulturzentrum, Ramallah, Palästina. Kurator: Yazid Anani. Assistenzkuratoren: Mujahed Khallaf, Abed Al-Rahman Shabaneh.
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The Three Wise Monkeys in a Red Line: I Do Not Hear, I Do Not See, I Do Not Speak
It is a Japanese proverbial principle that summarises the wise act in the saying: "Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil." In The artist's visual production, the gestures of the two hands that cover the ears, the eyes and the mouth are utilised.
The gestures of the monkeys are involuntary reactions to conceal wrongdoing. In time, this became associated with power indicators the state nourishes to dominate grassroots actions and reactions and to confine them, using all economic and cultural means. The most alarming type of dominion is controlling the body and forcing it to follow certain behavioural patterns ruled by the notions of 'compliance' and 'discipline'. According to Michel Foucault in his book, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, "the vital politics insinuates the details of the social fabric to mould individuals who are subjugated to an authoritarian system."
© Photo: Courtesy of A.M. Qattan Foundation
23. März - 31. Mai 2019, A. M. Qattan Foundation Kulturzentrum, Ramallah, Palästina. Kurator: Yazid Anani. Assistenzkuratoren: Mujahed Khallaf, Abed Al-Rahman Shabaneh.