Adham Faramawy
The air is subtle various and sweet, 2021
Single channel video installation: tv screen, wooden structure, earth, plants, collected detritus. 35 minutes
variable dimensions
What is it to exist? To stand here now in this place?' Adham Faramawy poses this question early in the film that forms the central part of their installation 'The...
What is it to exist? To stand here now in this place?" Adham Faramawy poses this question early in the film that forms the central part of their installation 'The air is subtle, various and sweet' (2021). Voiced over by the artist the installation is a meditation on cultural belonging, the weight of personal history and the external forces that shape where we end up living.
Exhibitions
2022 - Screening, The air is subtle, various and sweet', Guggenheim New York.2022 - Screening, 'ALL BODIES RADIATE LIGHT' Tate Modern, London. Curated by Counter Encounters collective
2021 - Shortlisted, Jarman Award 2021
2021 - 'The air is subtle, various and sweet', Niru Ratnam, London