Existing comment:
Jamila El Sahill
Human Being
"‘Human Being' is my attempt to break the wall of xenophobia associated with the Arabic language. Over time, the worldwide Arabic population and the Arabic language has been increasingly portrayed in a negative light. The media strongly focuses on connecting the word "terrorism" with the words "Arabic" and "Muslim" – spreading vitriol for the Arab diaspora, while discounting the complexity and multifacetedness of Arabic culture. The Arabic community faces dehumanization -- where fear has become the natural reaction of people when they come in touch with the Arabic language. As a counter, ‘Human Being' functions as a mirror for society. I'd like to ask onlookers to confront their personal biases when seeing my work...What does it mean to you? What implicit and explicit associations come to mind? What do you feel?" |