I see I see What You Can’t See

Processing childhood in the United Arab Emirates.

A project from 2014, exhibited at XVA gallery, Dubai, UAE.

Example of what my little eyes saw: felt-tip marks in the mall.

Example of an I image shot in Dubai:

I pasted this on a magazine.

I then used marker to black out all the parts that were usually blacked out in the magazines I used to see in the UAE as a kid.

I see I see What You Can’t See (selection)

Mixed-media. Photo on pasted on magazine, black permanent marker.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2014.

Second part of the project:
What I saw in Zanzibar

I created vynil stickers of Masai people, lions and zebras; the three subjects all paintings sold in the Zanzibar art studios were about. Three subjects that are not local to the island of Zanzibar, but three subjects which tourists will spend their money on.