Huda Salha
All That Remains
Other
2019
Dimensions Variable
All That Remains
“The deformation and violent ruptures of the feet and faces indicate the violent manner in which Palestinians were ripped from their homeland, as well as the violence inflicted on their bodies through massacres and ethnic cleansing (figs. 11-21). The idea of absence is also suggested through the absence of the rest of the body. They are not the people but a representation, a constant reminder of those who have been lost. In this group of objects, I focused on a specific body part: the foot. Feet can leave traces or footprints. Despite being ephemeral, footprints symbolize that which remains. They are metaphors for the mental traces, that is, reminders of the people who lived there once and their continuous deep-rooted connection to land. ”
Work by
Huda Salha
Interdisciplinary
“After the Last Frontiers: My work addresses issues of identity, displacement, and memory. Identity and memory are interwoven with place through political and cultural boundaries. As a descendant of a...” [More]