MOUNIRA AL-SOLH: The Ventriloquist's Humor
ArtAsiaPacific, Mar. 2012, no. 77, pp. 64-65
Examines the "politics of representation" in the humorous video works of Lebanese artist Mounira al-Sohl. Highlighted is the technique of "ventriloquism" in al-Sohl's videos: e.g., her voice-dubbing for male documentary subjects, and anthropomorphic performances of animals. A range of comic approaches to the political and the everyday are evaluated in several of al-Sohl's pieces.
ITEM 2012.042 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Rawane's Song – Mounira al-Sohl
Video 2: Paris Without a Sea – Mounira al-Sohl
A Double Burger and Two Metamorphoses: a Proposal for a potential Cat, a potential Dog, a potential Goat, and Finally a potential Camel – Mounira al-Sohl
While Guy Debord Sleeps – Mounira al-Sohl
The Mute Tongue -- 19 Arabic Proverbs – Mounira al-Sohl