exp. 1: The Bones of the World
7 Sept. - 9 Nov. 2019. Part of the three sequential moments unfolding from September 2019 to May 2020 at the ExRotaprint complex, ahead of the 11th Berlin Biennale in 2020.
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* 1978 Washington, D.C., USA. Lives in Berlin, and Beirut, Lebanon.
Excerpt from a conversation with doctor Khalisseh, 14.8.2019
Ink on paper
Transcribed excerpt, in Arabic and in English translation, from a conversation between the artist Marwa Arsanios and herbal medicine doctor Khalisseh in the region of Derbesiyeh in Northern Syria. Doctor Khalisseh’s practice involves research into the properties and medical uses of local plants. The text describes several herbs and oils that she uses to cure burns, scars, and diseases of the ligaments. The conversation was conducted as part of a research for Arsanios’ film Who is Afraid of Ideology? (2019).
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Text: From curatorial explanations in the exhibition
7 Sept. - 9 Nov. 2019. Part of the three sequential moments unfolding from September 2019 to May 2020 at the ExRotaprint complex, ahead of the 11th Berlin Biennale in 2020.