Emily Jacir
" The works by Emily Jacir presented at 2003 , Biennale in Istanbul are most certainly amongst the most convincing within the theme of "Poetic Justice". As stated in various announcements, Dan Cameron’s concern with this concept was a field of creativeACTIVITY, filled with the interplay of apparently quite opposed forces such as the aesthetic qualities of poetry and the strive for justice.
In the Tophane-i Amire cultural centre, originnaly a cannon foundry and barracks building constructed in 1451, Emily Jacir shows herINSTALLATION "Where we come from"; it consists of photos, related texts, and a DVD projection.
Starting point of the piece and of the action it is based on, is the following question, addressed to Palestinians living in exile: "If I could do anything for you, anywhere in Palestine, what would it be?" The artist exploited the liberty of movement (still not void of danger) provided by her passport issued in the United States to fulfill the wishes she received, as far as this was in her hands "
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