the person who is caged by his own society. grined to death, not allowed to hearsee or speak
Traditions
mixed media, 40x25x25 cm (2006)
Trandition can act also as a caging element. It covers our eyes from seeing new things, stops us from thinking new ideas and blocks our freedom of speach.
The Leader
mixed media, 40x30x25 cm (2006)
The Leader. Situated on a car jack as a symbol of the palestinian leader. On the left side of the brain, instead of thoughts and emotions, appears a chair. To say: all he thinks about, is his political position.
Life and death by the tongue
mixed media, 40x40x25 cm (2006)
A phrase from the bible. The meat grinder symbolises lies and deception. Instead of a tongue appears a hand with coins, to say all want is money and that is our corruption.
The Citizen
mixed media, 40x40x25 cm (2006)
The working man. In his lungs you will find tax receipts. All that he consumes is measured by the pressure clock. The body sits in a bomb shell because alol he is expected to do is to blow himself up. On the neck sits a lock to which only the leader has the key.
Two sides for the (seperation) wall
mixed media, 50x25x20 cm (2006)
A block of the seperation wall. the person is caged inside it to symbolise the effect of the wall on both the occupier, Israel, and the occupied, Palestine.
G'azal
mixed media, 40x35x50 cm (2006)
The palestinian women. The fundamental connection to the land is symbolised in the harvesting knifes. The traditional hand work is symbolised by the sawing machine. The deer is one of the Palestine´s natural inhabitants. All three elements are almost extinguished from our land.
Intellect
mixed media, 70x40x35 cm (2006)
A pregnant woman that conceals from within the three monotheistic religions. On the other hand appears a person who carries them all on his back. The hand from above forces them to stick together in this land which is represented in the base of the sculpture.
Mortgage
Divide and conquer
mixed media (2009)
After the Oslo agreement and the structuring of the Palestinian Authority, many Palestinian farmers and workers became policemen and clerks; in an exaggerated amount in relation to the population. In almost every home there is one policeman....While their salaries were very low, the Palestinian banks offered loans to state employees only, in order to make ends meet. This created a situation where people are bound to the bank and the Palestinian authority for life. So, I say, the future of the Palestinian state is the mortgage.
Occupation
cast metal (2010)
As heavy metal sandals, locked one cannot move freely. But actually one could just choose not to wear the sandals and walk bare foot and free.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind
