Al Bidaya
البداية

03:21 mins

Two-Channel projection, 16:9 aspect ratio video, Silkscreen, Photobook.

‘Archival Aesthetics’ Misk art residencey, 2022.

Poem credit
Brigit Kelly, ‘Dead doe’, In 'Song', (New York: BOA Editions, 1995), 37-39.
Translated by Fatimah Abdullah.

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In this multi-media research work, Abeer has developed her own visual symbolism that conveys global experiences with death. Influenced by ancient Egyptian, Mediterranean, and Arab rituals having to do with death, Sultan initiated a process in which she combines new symbols with traditional symbolism. With her video piece entitled Al Bidaya (The Beginning), she invites the viewers to raise questions about the meaning of death in the digital age.