Divided from You, Surrounded with You
2019
Video, DV, 2019, color, sound, 5:46 minutes
"Surrounded by You, Divided from You" by Nouf Alhimiary is a meditation on the concept of "memory work". Memory work involves engaging with personal and collective memories to uncover power structures, challenge prevailing narratives and unveil concealed histories. It is the deliberate excavation of suppressed or forgotten memories. In this video meditation, memory takes a central role as a tool for remapping urban landscapes through personal narratives of work, life and migration. Set against a kaleidoscope of urban spaces in London, woven with phone conversations between the artist and her mother, to provide the backdrop for memory work.
"Surrounded by You, Divided from You" has a permanent spot in the Goldsmiths Women's Art Library collection (Link)
Video excerpt upon request.