OMRI & CARMEL, 2018, negative, inkjet, 110x80 cm (each)
BUSTAN AL HUB
idris.space "I went to the Garden of Love and saw what I never had seen", Blake, 1794 This exhibit is held in occasion of Pride Week 2018. The term “bustan” derives from the Persian word for ‘a place of smells,’ and commonly refers to an agricultural garden or orchard located near a water source. For this reason the term has gained popularity throughout the Middle East, where rainfall is scarce. The context of this exhibit –the Tel Aviv Pride Week– is a popular event where numerous tourists come to the Orient to embrace and celebrate diversity (gender/religion/culture etc.) enabling them to encounter the Exotic Other. This bustan offers a glimpse into part of Israeli visual culture and emphasizes its complex relation to fantasy, temptation and pleasure. 2018