
Smuggled Sperm VII
1992 - Present
Description
My work focuses on very small (microscopic) organisms that may notsee with the naked eye, although they determine the existence of life,but some do not take it into consideration, but it is one of the most importantdefense means in light of not allowing you to use weapons todefend yourself, especially if you are a person behind bars, this The delicateanimals have a very important role in the continuity of the lives ofpeople who are behind the Israeli occupation prisons and are sentencedto life due to the ongoing disputes between the Palestinians and theIsraeli occupation.Bringing up the idea of existentialism and sticking to a hope so smallas these microscopic animals is something that invites anyone to thinkabout how important this process is (smuggling sperm off behind barswith unimaginable tools like chocolate chips and wrappers, matchsticks,etc. to get outside the bars) Then in the prisoner’s wife’s egg, this processis the creation of a legacy from a story and case that was 72 years agoand is still ongoingThe project focuses on the process of smuggling sperm from a Palestinianprisoner to his wife outside the prisons of the Israeli occupation, andthe relationship of this process to the means used in smuggling, whichare almost absurd, but with the smuggling process they gain value andsymbolism because they contribute to giving life.Smuggling: It is the process of sneaking goods into the country intentionallyto defraud and evade paying taxes.Smuggler: It is something that is forbidden to enter or leave the countryillegally.But in this case, the smuggling process and the smuggler here is almosthuman souls and whole lives.I have used in this project hologram technology, which helps to createintangible shapes, and it is a medium that comes close to the smugglingprocess that makes the process happen without physical contact.
Preservation Notes
Smuggled sperm collection. We have retained these digital images directly from Mariam Salah. These works have all been destroyed in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, circa 2023-2026. We are still actively investigating and will be adding additional information during our discovery and findings through out the life span of this archived preserved art work from Mariam Salah.