Hamza Halloubi Work

Messing Encounters , 2020-2021

Dimensions variable with installation, Single channel video projection, 4:00 min, color and black and white, sound

 

Messing Encounters (2020–2021) establishes a dialogue between an African immigrant in Belgium and a Congolese statue expatriated to a Belgian museum. The short video is a reflection on the loss of meaning of the sculpture when displaced from its place of origin.