How to reappear
Through the quivering leaves of independent publishing. 2020, MMAG Foundation, Amman. Curated by Kayfa ta / Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis
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“Entry into this household is strictly prohibited under any circumstances, as is the construction or alteration of furniture or the construction of a new home or project, unless written permission is granted by the owner of the blue bag,” 2020
Soft sculpture
Commissioned by How to reappear (MMAG Foundation, Amman)
A fictional publishing house inspired by a drawing found by the artist in his mother’s papers. It is made from the bag in which the papers were carried, and the size of this house/bag is determined by the size of how much of this ‘publishing’ act a person can recall. “To enter its heart, you must be of equal size to the texts’ memories, which move from Baghdad to Beirut to Abu Dhabi, leaving nothing behind except for this notebook and this bag,” that carried them.
Exhibition view, Villa Qawar, MMAG Foundation.
© Photo: Lina Khalid
Through the quivering leaves of independent publishing. 2020, MMAG Foundation, Amman. Curated by Kayfa ta / Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis