Small Stories in a Language I Don't Understand, Ongoing project begun in 2005
Dimensions:
8fx12f hanging screen with video projection.
Media:
Ink-jet on rice paper
Description:
This piece documents the Judeo-Arabic language that was spoken by the Jewish community of Baghdad until it was dispersed in the mid-20th century. The hanging screen is a translation of the American gPledge of Allegianceh into the Judeo-Arabic script which combines Hebrew, Arabic, and Persian characters. The video is a series of gshort storiesh recounting childhood memories of life in Baghdad as remembered by members of the artist's family. It is narrated in Judeo-Arabic with English subtitles.
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