Artwork Works
The Witnesses
Khalid Shatta
A towering figure, a monument that stands at the center of the exhibition because it represents the witness connected to everything around the room. The sculpture itself is not complete on its own. It is a container. Inside it live other works by other artists as a form of testimony from the witness and fragile attempts to tell.
This figure demands physical engagement. Visitors must move around it, under it, and close to it. Listen to it. There is no single viewpoint that makes sense. It stands burdened, uneven, and unresolved, but present and in this moment, presence is already an act of resistance.
Installation Requirements
Minimum ceiling height: 4–5 meters
Structural suspension system with 12 ceiling hooks
Fishnet wires suspension rigging for structural support
Floor footprint: approx. 3m × 3m
Load-bearing floor
Power access for integrated sound components
Controlled low-lighting environment
Minimum visitor circulation clearance around sculpture
Rigging technician required during installation
Echoes of Ardamata
Heema
Echoes of Ardamata is an immersive sound installation composed of voices, fragments of speech, ambient noise, and extended silences compiled from Sara Carta’s video documentation from Ardamata.
The sound pieces are spatially embedded within Khalid Shatta’s work as testimony a reflection on the fractured nature of memory following mass violence. The work foregrounds the emotional and sensory residue of violence.
Installation Requirements
Multi-channel sound playback system
Concealed speakers integrated inside sculptural structure
Audio playback device for looped track
Power supply access
Optional sound mixer / amplifier depending on venue acoustics
Technical support for embedding speakers safely
1,000 Faces
Hozaifa Elsiddig
1,000 Faces is an ongoing large-scale visual installation composed of portrait studies. The artist’s act of drawing is a gesture affirming the power of the witness, even when they remain unrecognized.
The accumulation of images and the uniqueness of each portrait address individuality and scale, confronting viewers with the reality of violence and conflict.
Installation Requirements
Large wall surface or multiple connected walls
Flexible installation dimensions, scalable depending on venue
Even, consistent gallery lighting
Installation sequencing and layout supervision by artist or curator
Standard museum hanging system or adhesive mounting system
Climate-controlled environment recommended for works on paper
The Uncounted
Sannad Mohamed Shreef
The Uncounted is a textile-based installation composed of delicate netted forms placed within Shatta’s Witness and extending into the surrounding space.
The nets reference bodies, debris, and things lost uncounted and undocumented reinforcing the work’s focus on fragility and loss.
Installation Requirements
Minimum ceiling height: 4–5 meters
Structural suspension system with 12 ceiling hooks
Fishnet wires / suspension rigging for structural support
Floor footprint: approx. 3m × 3m
Load-bearing floor
Power access for integrated sound components
Controlled low-lighting environment
Minimum visitor circulation clearance around sculpture
Rigging technician required during installation