Land of Milk and Honey
Drilling holes in wooden tablets and then burning them was the starting point of this piece and a way of speaking about the loss and destruction of the Palestinian's homeland. Collecting the scraps of wood that resulted and embedding them into plaster and beeswax (milk and honey), mirrors the cyclical nature and closed system of the Palestinian story where leaving is difficult and staying can be even more so.
Installation view of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017
Burnt wood, milk paint, beeswax, plaster, steel
6 ft. x 10 ft. x 5 in / 182.9 x 304.8 x 12.7 cm
Installation view of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017
Detail of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017
Detail of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017
Detail of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017
Detail of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017
Detail of "Land of Milk and Honey," 2017