Salwa Aleryani

Where were you when the lights went out

2012

EN
Spiked anti-climb collars are found on concrete electricity poles spread around Ourika Valley, Marrakech. Mimicking their form, eight metal cut out strips hammered with phrases that refer to light or darkness were placed on a number of poles where there were no collars.

DE
Die im Ourika-Tal in Marrakesch verstreuten Betonmasten sind mit Stachelhalsbändern gegen Überklettern versehen. In Anlehnung an deren Form wurden an einer Reihe von Masten, an denen sich keine Kragen befanden, acht ausgeschnittene Metallstreifen mit eingehämmerten Sätzen, die sich auf Licht oder Dunkelheit beziehen, angebracht.

Where were you when the lights went out (there’s a spot of light flooding the ground, find it), 2012

When the lights go out darkness seems strange, 2012 :
hammered aluminum | variable

Where were you when the lights went out (walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light), 2012
hammered aluminum | variable