Exquisite Rotation, 2015/16 Gilded manuscript, pedestal, light, camera, microphones, speakers, projector, fans dimensions variable
Exquisite Rotation, 2015/16 Gilded manuscript, pedestal, light, camera, microphones, speakers, projector, fans dimensions variable

Cities Exhibition 5: 'Gaza - Reconstruction'

Qalandiya International III

Curator: Yazid Anani

with support from Akademie Schloss Solitude and Merz Akademie

In Exquisite Rotation an open copy of a bound and illuminated manuscript sits atop a lectern, surrounded by an array of broadcast media technologies and two oscillating fans. Lit from above the book’s pages turn, at times with hesitation and at times, whipped and thrown, in a ballet of illumination. A live image of this orchestrated riffling fills the space with ethereal and mesmerizing effect, heightened by the amplified sound of crackling pages and droning fans.