800 pounds of raw clay are pushed through the Halifax Garden front gates as a way to address Canada’s dark colonial history. Audience were invited to participate as well as engage in dialogue surrounding allyship and shared labor.
Pushback (detail)
800 pounds of raw clay are pushed through the Halifax Garden front gates as a way to address Canada’s dark colonial history. Audience were invited to participate as well as engage in dialogue surrounding allyship and shared labor.
Home Mark
Four-hour long performance in which the artist uses water to paint the same mark repeatedly on bone-dry slabs. The piece explores the meaning of home, belonging and creating space.
Would I have called you Teta? (detail)
This piece consists of multiple short performances and involves the pouring of tea on unfired clay cookies as a way to explore cultural and familial loss.
What’s it worth?
Part of a 6-piece installation in which works could only be viewed through a peephole. The work considers pigeonholing and the 2-dimensional, voyeuristic way Muslim women are represented in media.
Destruction of a Chaise Longue
GIF animation of Benjamin-Constant’s Odalisque is projected as the artist destroys a chaise longue made entirely of wet clay with her body weight.
Weight of Apology (Day 8)
This piece was performed for one hour everyday for eight days. Audio of newscasts post-911 plays at varying volumes, dictating the speed and urgency in which the structure is built. The artist examines the unfair expectation to denounce terrorism placed on the Muslim community, and how the pressure to rebuild leads to eventual destruction.
Destruction of Chaise Longue
GIF animation of Benjamin-Constant’s Odalisque is projected as the artist destroys a chaise longue made entirely of wet clay with her body weight.
The Urn (Big Cup)
Bell Jar # 1
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