Nadia Kaabi-Linke b. 1978
Tunisian Americans, 2012
Glass, wood, cork and soil in four panels
137 x 157 cm
54 x 61 3/4 in
54 x 61 3/4 in
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In Tunisian Americans (2012) 400 tiny Kohl-flacons containing a sample of the soil that surrounds 400 US military graves in Tunisia are displayed within the grid like boxes of 4...
In Tunisian Americans (2012) 400 tiny Kohl-flacons containing a sample of the soil that surrounds 400 US military graves in Tunisia are displayed within the grid like boxes of 4 old type-cases and labelled with the corresponding social security number of the victims. In recording and ordering these uncomfortable memories she questions our relationship to physical objects as an aid to remembering and conversely to forgetting.
Exhibitions
Stranded, Fundcao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2014)
The Mosaic Rooms, London, UK (2014)
FAHRENHEIT311: Seven Legends of Machismo, Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai, UAE (2015)
Dallas Art Fair, USA (2016)
