Identity 

This series explores the notion of belonging to more than one place and inhabiting tensions of dual disjuncture linked to being assimilated with both the Arab and Western cultures. The pieces incorporate lines from a poem entitled ‘My Identity’ by Yisel Chong. In two of the pieces lines from this poem, both in Arabic and English, have been woven together to represent the confusion of being surrounded simultaneously by two different cultures and the prejudices and stereotypes that come with it.

Identity #1 
(2010) 
Etched and treated copper on galvanised steel wire frame 94 cm x 28 cm

Identity #2 
(2010)
Paper stained with tea on plaster base 
92 cm x 28 cm

Identity #3
(2009)
Wax, plaster, henna and acrylic paint
102 cm x 29 cm