Humus by Sharif Waked

Art & Public Space


Humus is the pervasive dish that indelibly links the Israeli majority to the Palestinian minority. It is at the table over humus that Israelis commune at Palestinian restaurant - humus itself has come to be presented globally as an Israeli national dish. “HUMUS” brings the seemingly broad notions of identity and cooptation to the level of their everyday experience.


Two chairs and a table embedded with two plates of sprouting chickpeas, stand (artificially balanced) on a steep slope. “HUMUS” questions the premise of a level playing field and ironically explores co-existence’s restrictions to the realm of the culinary.



 

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