Orientalism, 2021
Completing the presentation on the ground floor are score sheets on music stands of Deux Arabesque by Claude Debussy (1862-1918), a composition that interpreted the arabesque motif into musical form. On each of the sheets, the artist has drawn one letter from the word Orientalism. The ink covers notes, creating voids and deconstructing the melody. The distorted composition is played back by a digital processor, revealing the blind spots of the initial European interpretation of the form.
Rayyane Tabet, Orientalism, 2021, Marker on 11 music sheets for Claude Debussy's Deux Arabesques, 11 metal music stands and sound file (9:14min, loop), Exhibition view Sfeir-Semler Gallery Hamburg 2021