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i arrive in place with a high level of psychic distress

i arrive in place with a high level of psychic distress

Assembled from a performance built out of multiple cameras to scan and capture my body movements, these works visualize anguish arising from persistent surveillance, oppression, and hyper visibility occurring in Black and Brown Muslim communities. I interrupt the scans with engineering self-protection of colorful plexi panels and floral ornamentation.

(red crop), 2023

I Arrive in Place with a High Level of Psychic Distress, Red Crop, 2023

Framed C-prints, laser-cut acrylic, maple wood spacers

33 × 24 inches (83.82 × 60.96 cm)

Photo credit: Daniel Terna

(yellow crop), 2023

I Have Arrived with a High Level of Psychic Distress, Yellow Crop, 2023

Framed C-prints, laser-cut acrylic, maple wood spacers

33 × 24 inches (83.82 × 60.96 cm)

Photo credit: Daniel Terna

i arrive in place with a high level of psychic distress

(green and pink), 2021

I Arrive in Place with a High Level of Psychic Distress (Green and Pink), 2021

Framed C-prints, laser-cut acrylic, maple wood spacers

62 × 37 inches (157.48 × 93.98 cm)

Photo credit: Dario Lasagni

(black), 2021

I Arrive in Place with a High Level of Psychic Distress (Black), 2021

Framed C-prints, laser-cut acrylic, maple wood spacers

62 × 37 inches (157.48 × 93.98 cm)

Photo credit: Stephen Takacs

(orange), 2021

I Arrive in Place with a High Level of Psychic Distress (Orange), 2021

Framed C-prints, laser-cut acrylic, maple wood spacers

62 × 37 inches (157.48 × 93.98 cm)

Photo credit: Stephen Takacs

(blue), 2021

I Arrive in Place with a High Level of Psychic Distress (Blue), 2021

Framed C-prints, laser-cut acrylic, maple wood spacers

62 × 37 inches (157.48 × 93.98 cm)

Photo credit: Stephen Takacs