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               beyond myself  . . .

2013

and he loved her
they lived together in that room
he kept her in a glass box 
no one can see
no one can venture to
and he loved her
he loved her
he brought her books to read
fairy tales of love and happy endings
he told her that the world is inside their glass cube
and that she is the world
but she could not stay
she wanted to see beyond her self 
one day she left and he could not stop her
and the room that was once a mystery
is seen by the world now
for the world is not here
not any more
she comes back
but can not go in 
for he has locked the door to his cube
she stands outside under the sun and the cold
sees a mirror of her self 
for he told her that she is the world
only at night he lights his house
only with light 
she can see
beyond herself

"an installation venturing through the self and its reflection" ​ 


​ Amsterdam light festival
​2013
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  • home
  • biography
  • performances
    • piano in my pillow . . .
    • 2048 - the machine
    • 2048 - bodies borders belonging
    • 2048 - what does not make us one
    • that breath we held . . . يَوْمٌ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ
    • 2048 - Identity in dissolution
  • installations
    • beyond myself . . .
    • my light is your light . . .
    • the bride
    • sanaa . . . the careworn mother
    • waiting for it to end . . .
    • Cobie's Light
    • Figure No7
    • Figure No 7 - Miniature
    • Out of body experience
  • scenography & light design
  • publications
  • Contact