Bassam Issa Al-Sabah's Surreal Digital Worlds at FACT Liverpool
Bassam Issa Al-Sabah presents a new body of work at FACT Liverpool, examining the dreamlike qualities of digital media through a CGI film and shattered sculptures. The exhibition, titled 'THE MISSION IS THE END, THE END IS ALL I WANT!' (2025), features fantastical characters navigating tension between following and resisting paths. Large-scale, hybrid sculptures evoke collapse and transformation. Al-Sabah critiques online spaces that flatten reality and distort self-perception, shaped by algorithms. Drawing from video game mechanics, he constructs immersive yet controlled environments, exploring fantasy as survival. The press release is from FACT Liverpool.
Key facts
- Exhibition at FACT Liverpool titled 'THE MISSION IS THE END, THE END IS ALL I WANT!' (2025)
- Artist Bassam Issa Al-Sabah works across digital animation, painting, sculpture, and textiles
- Centerpiece is a new CGI film with fantastical characters
- Large-scale shattered sculptures appear as hybrid objects
- Al-Sabah critiques digital culture's glossy surfaces and algorithmic shaping of identity
- Installation draws from video game mechanics and digital aesthetics
- Fantasy is presented as a tool for survival rather than escape
- Press release from FACT Liverpool
Entities
Artists
- Bassam Issa Al-Sabah
Institutions
- FACT Liverpool
Locations
- Liverpool
- United Kingdom