My observations from previous posts
- Instagram: I am planning to use the word “absurd” at least once in my introduction to the video.
- Wave 1 in WhatsApp: I should focus on my process and music; Use words like “Absurd” and “nonesense”.
- Richard’s feedback: “The only thing I would suggest is to contextualise your work relative to historical precedents to situate it within the context of sound art or art in general. Perhaps mention them in your statement.”
Strategy for the statement
- Start with the word “absurd”
- Give a Fast overview of hhow I lived the past years
- Explain my process and give a historical backround
- End on an absurd note
Statement
Absurd.
The past two years were utter nonsense to me. And now, to Everybody.
The story began in may 2017. I had a bad car crash followed by a coma, eight month on a bed and a year on a wheelchair. I couldn’t eat or drink alone. I can’t tie my shoes. I can’t even hold a pen to write. Fast forward to 2019, a revolution hit Lebanon. I came to Australia on an exchange, the coronavirus outbreak happened. And I am not even going to talk about the bush fires all over Australia that dealt a great deal of damage.
In spite of all that chaos I had to remain calm and logical to improve. This created a weird divide between what is in my min and what’s out there. I conveyed this by first looking at precedents.
I used the footage of a cello playing bach. I also used a MIDI recording of the same piece. This allowed me to edit the sounds while playing the same underlying music. My process is like previous work in appropriation and re-contextualization. I am not stating that I had anything to do with Bach’s piece. Philip Brophy is one of the artists that worked in this.
All in all, we live in crazy times. Adapting to this diametrical shift is crucial.
