SHIFTING GROUNDS

Concrete, wood, arduino, video, 42” x 70”

Shifting Grounds consists of 15 concrete tiles with Arabic words engraved on each tile. Each word refers to a spatial practice that allows for the occupied space of the West Bank to happen. The metaphor of a moving tile evokes the continuous movement in the Israeli spatial practices resulting in a landscape in transition.

01 Partial checkpoint | 02 Checkpoint | 03 Observation tower | 04 Road block | 05 Earth mound | 06 Outpost| 07 Buffer zone | 08 Barrier gate | 09 Area A | 10 Seam zone | 11 Bypass roads | 12 Road gate | 13 Settlement | 14 Separation barrier | 15 Mil… — 01 Partial checkpoint | 02 Checkpoint | 03 Observation tower | 04 Road block | 05 Earth mound | 06 Outpost
| 07 Buffer zone | 08 Barrier gate | 09 Area A | 10 Seam zone | 11 Bypass roads | 12 Road gate | 13 Settlement | 14 Separation barrier | 15 Military base.

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