Ali Kaaf
I Know the Emptiness of this House. Solo show featuring new commissions and selected works. Darat al Funun, Jordan, 14 March - 27 July 2023. Curatorial consultant: Rana Beiruti
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I Know the Emptiness of This House. 2023
Powder coated and raw metal pipes
Continuing in a series of reflections on memory, archaeology, and place in architecture, this installation is an abstract reflection of Qusair Amra, an Umayyad era hammam (bath house) situated in the eastern deserts of Jordan.
The installation is inspired in its form and scale by Qusair Amra, and explores the duality between the intimate and richly animated inner space and the silence and void of the desert outside. It also takes inspiration from the Islamic thought and numerology which is present in Umayyad architecture.
© Photos: Courtesy of Darat al Funun - The Khalid Shoman Foundation
I Know the Emptiness of this House. Solo show featuring new commissions and selected works. Darat al Funun, Jordan, 14 March - 27 July 2023. Curatorial consultant: Rana Beiruti