Dancing Girls, 2016
Video, 1:52 min

A video collage of found music clips from the Gulf region (late 1970s-early 2000s), layered with a contemporary English pop song (Kylie Minogue's Come Into My World - Fischerspooner remix). This piece addresses the representation of the Gulf woman in pop culture - past and present. The traditional hair dance which used to be performed by young women in the past is now mostly performed by young girls at heritage themed events and festivals. By extracting these clips and presenting them in a new context, I want to create new meanings and pose questions about the representation of women from the Gulf region in pop culture.

My conversation with curator Hammad Nasar about this video. (starts at the 15th minute)


Made during my participation in the 2015-2016 edition of the Salama Emerging Artist Fellowship (SEAF).
Not for commercial use.