The Predicament

“The Predicament”

This installation is inspired by the legal penalty system in Islam known in Arabic as ALQisas. The corporal nature of this system makes it a contentious topic especially when considered in isolation. It demonstrates the inseparability of the physical and the metaphysical; of the body, and the system where that body resides.

Theft is the specific topic, and the installation attempts to signify the act of theft in juxtaposition to the penalty of that act; the amputated hand – bare and mechanical, like a thief’s state of mind. Cause and effect are shown, not only side-by-side, but also through each other.