NO LONGER
لَمْ تَعُدْ
Immersive installation curated
by Pari Stave at Skaftfell Art
Center, in November 2023
Upon entering the space, the viewer hears the voice of the Sudanese poet, writer, and activist Moneim Rahama (presently exiled in France), who reads No Longer a poem evoking land dispossession written on October 23. The voice recording is layered with a composed soundwork. The immersive installation includes a montage of images El Ansari created in response to both personal experience and stories told by people facing forced displacement with whom she has worked closely in Iceland.
The video and audio include footage taken by the artist during the 2013 Counter-revolution protests in Tahrir Square, in Cairo.
Text and voice-over: Moneim Rahama
Sound music composer: Adam Switala
Video editor: Piotr Pawlus
Translator: Rania Berro
Photos of the exhibition: Juanjo Ivaldi Zaldívar