Al Mureijah houses & Sharjah Creek
Part 2 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.
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Participatory Performance, Abra Boat Station, Sharjah.
Shimabuku himself on the boat trip.
Shimabuku invites the Biennial audience onto an abra, a traditional boat that travels across Sharjah Creek. On the boat trip, visitors see the emirate from a different perspective. They meet workers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and elsewhere, and these labourers meet people from all over the world. On the other side of the water, a sign states ICE CREAM WITH SALT and ICE CREAM WITH PEPPER, which are available for purchase from a vendor. For Shimabuku, "ice cream with salt, ice cream with pepper" is like a contemporary proverb – a metaphor for experience.
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
© Video: Binder & Haupt
Part 2 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.