Smuggled Sperm VI
1992 - Present
Description
My work focuses on very small (microscopic) organisms that may not see 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 important defense means in light of not allowing you to use weapons to defend yourself, especially if you are a person behind bars, this The delicate animals have a very important role in the continuity of the lives of people who are behind the Israeli occupation prisons and are sentenced to life due to the ongoing disputes between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation. Bringing up the idea of existentialism and sticking to a hope so small as these microscopic animals is something that invites anyone to think about how important this process is (smuggling sperm off behind bars with unimaginable tools like chocolate chips and wrappers, matchsticks, etc. to get outside the bars) Then in the prisoner’s wife’s egg, this process is the creation of a legacy from a story and case that was 72 years ago and is still ongoing The project focuses on the process of smuggling sperm from a Palestinian prisoner to his wife outside the prisons of the Israeli occupation, and the relationship of this process to the means used in smuggling, which are almost absurd, but with the smuggling process they gain value and symbolism because they contribute to giving life. Smuggling: It is the process of sneaking goods into the country intentionally to defraud and evade paying taxes. Smuggler: It is something that is forbidden to enter or leave the country illegally. But in this case, the smuggling process and the smuggler here is almost human souls and whole lives. I have used in this project hologram technology, which helps to create intangible shapes, and it is a medium that comes close to the smuggling process 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.