Imagined Perpetual Past
ماضٍ دائم التخيل

07:17 mins

Two-channel projection, 16:9 aspect ratio, silkscreen, natural-dyed texile, clay.

‘Tales of Nostalgia’ Misk Art Institute, 2022.

In "An Imagined Perpetual Past” features a two-channel projection that shows a Medini bride getting dressed by Al Nasasa (a woman who specializes in traditional dressing). Abeer solidifies absence into presence by recreating the bridal ritual and the space she occupies in the installation, to convey the concept of decaying memory. Abeer uses ants as a metaphor. Through this installation, she examines the ghostly matter of the Medini bride, whose dress represents beauty, extravagance, and wealth.

Song credit 
Safiya Al Shetawi, Saudi folklore musician.