Promise Wall (AlManakh), 2020
Textile, cross-stitched words.
150x92cm
Artwork created part of ASCC Air Program 2020
A Tapestry that documents TAC's (The Architects Collaborative) Souk AlManakh built in Kuwait City during the 1970s. the tapestry is a representation of one of the building’s arcades, highlighting the iconic green ceramic tiles used in them. Cross stitched phrases recall and imagine the conversations that could have been had within the building during the hight of the Manakh stock speculation prior to the market crash in 1982.
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Photos by Mohamad Chehimi