Filwa Nazer's Moth-Like Installation at Jeddah 21,39
Filwa Nazer, a fashion designer by training, presents 'In The Fold' at 21,39 Jeddah Arts. Her textile installation, inspired by Roger Caillois's concept of legendary psychasthenia, uses layered fabrics of varying transparency hung from the wall. Visitors entering the piece become partially visible but completely blind to the outside, mimicking natural survival mechanisms like a moth's camouflage.
Key facts
- Filwa Nazer is formally trained as a fashion designer.
- The work is titled 'In The Fold'.
- It was presented at 21,39 Jeddah Arts.
- The installation is inspired by French sociologist Roger Caillois.
- Caillois studied the state of legendary psychasthenia.
- The installation uses fabrics of varying transparency.
- Visitors become partially visible but blind to the outside.
- The piece mimics survival mechanisms in nature.
Entities
Artists
- Filwa Nazer
Institutions
- 21,39 Jeddah Arts
- Canvas
Locations
- Jeddah
- Saudi Arabia