Why So Stoic? iconography plays a vital role in place making and identity, from logos to signage on walls icons are an inevitable part of our day to day life. The camel icon, along with sail boats, are some of common images used to identify various aspects of Kuwait and its identity. The piece imagines a conversation between two camels, one sleepy and the other stoic. The pattern depicted on the piece is derived from various elements synonymous with Souq AlManakh.
“Why so stoic?” Asked the sleepy camel.
“That’s what my ancestors did” Answered the camel on the wall “That’s why they call this place AlManakh.”
“But you’re not real.” Said the sleepy camel.
“Don’t I look like a camel?”
“Yes, you do….”
“Then I am a camel.”
