Artist – Alaa Edris
Kharareef, 2011
Maraya Art Centre
Al Qasba
Al Taawun Road
block E
Sharjah, PO Box 62932
UAE
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The video is composed of footage from several British documentaries that tell the story of the United Arab Emirates before their confederation, when they were known by the name of “Trucial States”, in addition to personal footage from the artist’s personal video archive. Throughout an assembly of associations forming a dreamlike path, Alaa Edris retraces the memory of a past that is not easy to interpret, deriving its base from a personal myth. The video unveils links to a matriarchal theory that is not interested in logic as much as power, adopting a style that is relevant to horror and expressionist cinema.