iel elle ehna kreyek tunisien.ne
(Magnet Poetry)
2022
(Magnet Poetry)
2022
1800+ magnets featuring keywords gleaned from online workshops and interviews revolving around language(s) and lexicon of queer expression in Tunis.
Includes common queer terminology/slang, gay icons, local streets / areas / venues, and derogatory slurs.
Includes common queer terminology/slang, gay icons, local streets / areas / venues, and derogatory slurs.
تجوجمت؟
AMOK/TJOUJMT
2020
AMOK/TJOUJMT
2020
An experimental pattern- and projection-based video installation developed in collaboration with Leila Mnekbi.
Overwhelming visuals paired with a poetic questionnaire performed in formal Arabic and English gives examiners a pause of reflection and meditation amidst the pressure and chaos of the inner city's rollercoaster.
Overwhelming visuals paired with a poetic questionnaire performed in formal Arabic and English gives examiners a pause of reflection and meditation amidst the pressure and chaos of the inner city's rollercoaster.
Queer Code
Online Workshops
2020
Online Workshops
2020
The online workshop “Queer Code: LGBTIQ+ Language in Tunisia and Beyond" opened dialogue about queer identity and expression in Tunisia.
Through both the local and global lens, led by creative writing and drawing exercises, international participants discussed the local chakchouka of language and lexicon.
Where do certain words come from? How do we use them and why?
Through both the local and global lens, led by creative writing and drawing exercises, international participants discussed the local chakchouka of language and lexicon.
Where do certain words come from? How do we use them and why?
Filed under:
tunis, queer, online, social practice, workshops, language, collab, participatory
︎︎︎See: iel elle a7na kreyek tunisien.ne
tunis, queer, online, social practice, workshops, language, collab, participatory
︎︎︎See: iel elle a7na kreyek tunisien.ne
MATTER OF TIME
Curatorial
2019-2020*
*Postponed and then eventually cancelled due to COVID-19
Curatorial
2019-2020*
*Postponed and then eventually cancelled due to COVID-19
A collectively curated international exhibition slated to open in March 2020 at heritage site Ennejma Ezzahra.
From this highly collaborative curator-artist relationship came Potential Future Pasts, an interactive performance-installation and workshop series where guests investigate how layered present, past, and future movements might interact between physical and virtual dimensions.
From this highly collaborative curator-artist relationship came Potential Future Pasts, an interactive performance-installation and workshop series where guests investigate how layered present, past, and future movements might interact between physical and virtual dimensions.
Haya Bismillah
2020
2020
︎︎︎A dialogical text discussing the value of food beyond physical nourishment, written for El Warcha Collaborative Design Studio.
The sharing of bread remains a practice of meal as ritual, one that grows and sustains our social bond. No one eats alone.
The sharing of bread remains a practice of meal as ritual, one that grows and sustains our social bond. No one eats alone.