She spent weeks building beauty just to erase it in minutes. Why?
What appears at first glance to be a patterned floor of traditional Islamic tiles is in fact an intricate installation of hand dyed sand. In a light-filled room in an abandoned house, the artist steps into frame to sweep it away, breaking the illusion and destroying the image of traditional heritage.
Production
Hand-dyed sand mimicking tile — the craft is the point.
Direction
Single static shot builds unbearable anticipation.
Director
Dana Awartani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The geometric patterns reference zellij, traditional Moroccan tilework historically crafted by men — Awartani, a Saudi-Palestinian woman, performs the destruction herself.
The title quotes Darwish's 'Mural,' a poem about exile and returning to memory — the sand installation existed for only the duration of filming, leaving only this document.
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