Safina means “boat” in Arabic. This artwork is presented as a cardboard box, painted white inside and left unpainted outside. When closed, the box looks like a regular shipping box. At the bottom of the box is a cardboard square that is slightly elevated. A kind of dark circle is drawn on it and a boat made of reflective paper is place on top. This small boat, facing Mecca, pulls silver strings behind it, with ninety-nine small aluminum balls attached to the strings. A yellow light spreads from the crack between the bottom of the box and the cardboard square.
Safina
Painted cardboard, glass, glossy paper, aluminum foil, silver embroidery thread, bulb, and electrical cable
30 x 30 x 30 cm