The Sea Is A Stereo, 2009
Mounira Al Solh
The Sea Is A Stereo, 2009
Installation, mixed media
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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Mounira Al Solh
The Sea Is A Stereo, 2009
Installation, mixed media
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
The Sea Is A Stereo is an ongoing series of reflections on a group of men who swim everyday at the beach in Beirut no matter the circumstances: rain, wind, war, etc. Even as we read this, the men might be swimming or preparing themselves to do so. The project is ongoing and consists of different elements: a number of videos, photographs, a lecture and other materials. Mounira El Solh considers these elements as different possibilities for making The Sea Is A Stereo, which seems to her as a never-ending work; like the men who will never stop swimming.
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9
Published to accompany Sharjah Biennial 9, Provisions is an experimental catalogue approaching the space of the book as an art project.
The second book in the Provisions series looks at the experience of taking part in and attending a biennial.
Conceptual artist Mounira Al Solh employs a humorous and playful approach in her work to highlight gender issues, politics and the role of art in Arab society.