Lida Abdul

There is no such thing as total destruction. Ruins, survivors and tiny pebbles are still there to tell the tale. People flee, they put the broken pieces back together again, they tell their stories and they reveal the destruction. "Here", says Lida Abdul, "are the ruins of my country, of my history and my culture. I do not accept it, so I will shout it out with a beauty that hurts." And this is something that can never be taken from either her or us.'

(Abstract from essay by Els van der Plas)

Catalogue for an exhibition held at the 51st Biennale at Venice 2005 in the Afghanistan Pavilon.

'Lida Abdul works in many media including video, film, photography, installation and live performance. Abdul's work is located at the intersection between art and architecture. She creates poetic spaces that allow the viever to examine the familiar and the personnal.'

(Abstract from artist biography)