Hell Flower
Chair (2014). Video clip
Hell Flower is a sculptural video installation.
Constellation of works
Triptych, 3 x silk-laminated c-print mounted on board. C-Print 70 x 90 cm
The Liberation Of Squares (2014)
2 x channel video sculpture 16:9 HDV [10:39 min loop]
Balcony (2014)
Video-sculpture. Projection on fuchsia colored fabric. 16:9 HDV [02:23 min loop]
Chair (2014)
Video-sculpture, 16:9 HDV, (03.23 min loop)
Hell Flower (2014). Installation view
The Liberation of Squares (2012)
In May 2012, a woman steps into the hushed corridors of an abandoned colonial-era hotel near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Filmed amidst the upheaval of the Arab Spring, the hotel becomes both a sanctuary and a battleground—a liminal space where history and the present moment converge. Within its crumbling walls, the echoes of past regimes and contemporary struggles intertwine, as the act of wandering from room to room transforms the architecture into a shifting landscape of memory, surveillance, and resistance. The gaze—both given and received—blurs the boundaries between observer and observed, between what must be confronted and what must be exorcised for new possibilities to emerge.
The Liberation of Squares is a multi-sensory, split-screen projection that unfolds through a dynamic interplay of image, sound, and materiality. It exists simultaneously as a screen-based work and as an installation projected onto fuchsia-colored fabric, where the moving images extend beyond their frames, dissolving into space. These video-sculptures invite an immersive experience, where the reverberating soundscapes wrap around the viewer, drawing them into the woman's journey. As she moves through the dilapidated interiors, the very structure of the hotel becomes an extension of her psychological state—both an externalized battlefield and an intimate space of transformation.
By merging physical and mental geographies, The Liberation of Squares reflects on the continuous cycle of revolution, the fluidity of spaces, and the thresholds we cross—both within ourselves and within history. It is an invitation to move, to look, to remember, and ultimately, to participate in the ongoing act of liberation.
The Liberation of Squares (2014). Video clip
Credits
Dancer: Karima Mansour
Set-design: Anne Mette Fisker Langkjer
Sound: Jeppe Brix
Supported by DEDI, with many thanks to all involved and who journeyed along.