In collaboration with Diane Assiri.
Performed at The British Museum, February 2018.
This project is part of the Space Program elective at the Royal College of Art. It explores ways of creating a space within a narrative of the past in a contemporary context.
The British Museum has been accused of exhibiting “pilfered cultural property” and it’s known as the worlds’ largest receiver of stolen goods. Campaigners all around the world have been calling for the return of stolen cultural objects that are taken by conquerors or colonial masters. Yet, there hasn’t been a significant result.
By reclaiming space within the walls of The British Museum and around its entrance, this performance questions the borders between the notions of private and public as well as the meanings of ownership and responsibility.
