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Bassam Issa Al-Sabah's Immersive Installation at FACT Liverpool

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Bassam Issa Al-Sabah's solo exhibition 'THE MISSION IS THE END, THE END IS ALL I WANT!' at FACT Liverpool creates an immersive environment blending film, sculpture, lenticular prints, and shifting light. The Belfast- and Dublin-based artist treats fantasy as a survival strategy for enduring digital culture's demands. The installation features a new film work with CGI-rendered faces, polystyrene sculptures referencing classical forms, and lenticular images of horses. Al-Sabah draws on video game structures like Baldur's Gate 3 to create a non-linear experience. The exhibition offers no captions or individual work titles, functioning as a single installation. It runs until 22 February.

Key facts

  • Bassam Issa Al-Sabah's exhibition is at FACT Liverpool
  • Title: THE MISSION IS THE END, THE END IS ALL I WANT!
  • The artist is based in Belfast and Dublin
  • Installation includes film, sculpture, lenticular prints, and shifting light
  • Film features CGI-rendered faces mouthing words out of sync
  • Polystyrene sculptures reference classical forms but are destabilized
  • Lenticular images show horses rearing with teeth bared
  • Exhibition runs until 22 February

Entities

Artists

  • Bassam Issa Al-Sabah

Institutions

  • FACT Liverpool

Locations

  • Liverpool
  • United Kingdom
  • Belfast
  • Dublin

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