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