Everybody was Invited to a Party
March 5 – April 1, 2018
Ishara: Signs, Symbols and Shared Languages
Concrete, Dubai
Everybody was Invited to a Party, 2018 pulls inspiration from the 1980s Arabic version of Sesame Street (Iftah Ya Simsim), using puppets to present language and letters as malleable objects without fixed meaning. The video seeks moments where failure to communicate creates a new opportunity.
Ishara: Signs, Symbols and Shared Languages
Concrete, Dubai
Everybody was Invited to a Party, 2018 pulls inspiration from the 1980s Arabic version of Sesame Street (Iftah Ya Simsim), using puppets to present language and letters as malleable objects without fixed meaning. The video seeks moments where failure to communicate creates a new opportunity.