Single channel HD video. Duration 3.34 mins, 16:9

This video art creates a conceptual tension between a map of the Arab countries with their borders deconstructing whilst a famous Arab nationalist song is being hummed. This tension provokes the viewer to look critically and think about Arabism, Pan-Arabism, Arab Spring, Nationalism, and Identity. This work was created in 2013 when the Arab Spring was a promising prospect. Viewing this work now, over 4 years later, brings forth the absurdity of the dark turn of events leaving the viewer with deeper and broader reflections.

Screenings:

• Cabriolet Film Festival, Lebanon, 2013
• Festival Miden, Greece, 2013
• 5^th Cairo Video Festival, Egypt, 2013
• Beams Festival, Gaffa Gallery, Australia, 2015

This video art has been presented as part of two major exhibitions:

• Meta Narratives, curated by Cecelia Cmielewski, part of International Symposium on Electronic Art, United Arab Emirates, 2014
• We Are All Affected, curated by Khaled Sabsabi and Nur Shekmbi, part of Anxiety Art Festival, Australia, 2016