Using a vocal religious poetry recitation from old television archives mixed with a video game soundtrack, the camera in Divine Memory (2019) follows several octopuses swimming nonchalantly in water, while artificially distorting their colors. A kind of music video attuned to natural phenomena; the work attempts to delve into our innate memory as creatures of this world, perhaps a pre-human genetic memory, so as to stimulate feelings of awe and wonder at the construction of being.
Commissioned by Kunstverein Göttingen (2019)
Concept & editing: Monira Al Qadiri; Voice & poetry: Kuwait Television archives; Music: Final Fantasy VII - video game; Sound mix: James Kelly; Video: Stock footage (various)
Using a vocal religious poetry recitation from old television archives mixed with a video game soundtrack, the camera in Divine Memory (2019) follows several octopuses swimming nonchalantly in water, while artificially distorting their colors. A kind of music video attuned to natural phenomena; the work attempts to delve into our innate memory as creatures of this world, perhaps a pre-human genetic memory, so as to stimulate feelings of awe and wonder at the construction of being.
Commissioned by Kunstverein Göttingen (2019)
Concept & editing: Monira Al Qadiri; Voice & poetry: Kuwait Television archives; Music: Final Fantasy VII - video game; Sound mix: James Kelly; Video: Stock footage (various)