Adel Abidin: Symphony II

Mixed media installation

Symphony II is a sculpture-based installation that accompanies the video installation entitled Symphony I. There are small white doors on the walls of this installation; some of them are closed, while others are open with sliding drawers in them. When the viewer opens the doors and pulls the sliding drawers, small white statues representing the young Iraqi teenagers who were stoned to death, come into view.

This work was shown at: ARTER- Space for Art, Istanbul (2012),Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, Dubai (2013)

Details:

Sculpture-based installation

Material: Gypsum statues, painted acrylic door

Statues: 14 original ones

Statue dimensions: 40 cm height

Wall installation: doors (13 cm height x 15 cm width each)

Sliding beds (41 cm height x 12 cm width each)

Box (44 cm depth x 11 cm height x 13 cm width each)