Wordless
Glazed Stoneware
10m x 8m x 3m
2022
Lingering in the Mist
‘’There was a time when the world was covered in mist
Our memories of the past were fading like this
The blood branch of our trees tore up in the dark
The brokenness of the voiceless echoed in the dust
Surrounded by the blurry walls of the mist
I thought to myself, how will these people feast?
Are they unchained by leaving the maze?
The remaining ones wondering the gaze!
Digging the earth, the wisdom of the flames
The old land’s destiny will be glazed
Till the spring of time, I will linger in the mist
The dancing of the dreamers will be my feast.’’
“Wordless” is inspired by the archeological artifacts called “eye idols” found in the vast area of West Asia. It seeks to create a parallel narrative between the decontextualized dissemination of the eye figurines in different museums and the histories of displaced people in the so called “Middle East”. This installation represents the critical condition of separating people from their homelands.
Focusing on the bewildered eyes and indescribable feelings of voiceless figurines, the apocalyptic landscape of the installation aims to evoke a sense of displacement and estrangement suspended in time and space. “Wordless provokes criticism of overlooked historical and geopolitical reasons behind continuously normalized war consequences. The “Worldless” project is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Alliance program. the
