juan der hairabedian - argentine
Rocks, wind, sound and culture are the elements I was impacted by in Shatana and Jordan. These were the raw materials in which I tried to work the existing borders between representation, perception, beliefs and knowledge.
Caret El Finjan: one drawing, three readers
Video installation
duration: 16 min 50 sec
Three different coffee readers render an interpretation of the same cup of the Middle Eastern coffee drunk by me. Working with people is always a puzzle, and results are uncertain.
Big Masbaha
90 x 10 cm, 8 kg
Made together with Open Day guests with naturally hollowed “precious” stones from Shatana; Big Masbaha offers us different meanings and material that change the product.
Shatana Forma (form)
Video projection on wall
Duration: 3-minute loop
A black and white silent video generated by the light and shadows created with reflections on the rocky and pierced geography of Shatana.
Green Speech
Video, colour, sound
Duration: 3 min 22 sec
The wind subtly moves an object and produces sound of a color.