Parents will tell their children often ‘the walls have ears’. Freedom of speech is a taboo in Syria. So, Ahmad was silent. In the bunker he captures his stories in art and language, in order to share them with people.
This exhibition is closed. This is showing at EXbunker now:
Aug 1
Aug 30
Thomas L. Fontein
Every day the same game repeats itself, at the same time and place as yesterday, just with different players. Your body gets absorbed into the flow of the rush hour, while your mind is disconnected. As the train leaves the station, you take your seat in the midst of absent gazes. ‘the escalator is always rolling’ is an exploration of the mental numbness of repetition, predictability and the drag of going somewhere that doesn't fulfill you.