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Instalación, 2003
Materiales diversos: cartón, tela, cordel, plástico, alambre, etc.
Sobre la obra y modo de trabajr del artista:
De un texto de Annette Lagler, solamente en inglés
Hassan Sharif's work is characterized by constant repetition of one activity - e.g. folding small pieces of paper and wrapping or tying them with colored cotton stripes. This process is repeated countless times until a heap of finished packages has piled up in front of him.
It is not the final sculpture that is decisive but the activity that seems to be characterized by the monotony of action - an automatical, intuitive movement of the fingers that does not require a special physical or mental effort. It is a manual skill that reminds of kneading bread or playing an instrument with only a few strings, but also of rituals like the Greek rosary-like konsoloi or the Chinese qui gong because the uniformous movement appeals to deeper layers of consciousness that integrate our physical rhythm of breath and pulse into an eternal continuum that lies beyond our conscious thinking.
Annette Lagler sobre Hassan Sharif, en:
5/U.A.E., Contemporary Art of the "Five" from the United Arab Emirates. Exposición en el Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aquisgrán/Alemania. 6 sept. - 17 nov. 2002. Sitio web. |
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