Iman Issa: Lexicon
About her multipart installation and ongoing project, that takes works of art history as its basis. Exhibited at the 8th Berlin Biennale 2014.
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Destiny
A 1949 ink drawing on paper depicts a seated female figure with long straight hair. Her hair is parted in the exact middle. Her eyes look straight at the viewer. Stretching towards her shoulder is the tattooed arm of a cloaked figure, of which little else is visible. A mouse descends towards her hair from an egg-shaped container situated inside the chest of the cloaked figure. The drawing is rendered in immaculate detail, with strong chiaroscuro and crosshatching marks. Its width measures 38 cm while its length measures 45.5 cm.
Destiny (Study for 2013), 2013
Single-channel video on loop, text panel under glass
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
About her multipart installation and ongoing project, that takes works of art history as its basis. Exhibited at the 8th Berlin Biennale 2014.